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Originally Posted by Krystian Galaj
One of the strangest notions society has is that author should have any exclusive rights to a book, save for being considered its author.
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It is not strange. The product of my work belongs to me -- that is one of the most basic notions of almost any society. Zimbabwe and North Korea come to mind as the only notable exceptions. Why should an author only give to society and get nothing back? Why is it good for society if you don't have to pay for your books? The author/copyright holders will pay taxes on the money they make off you and that is much better for society than feeding authors with social security money.