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Originally Posted by Penforhire
Mrkai, interesting point about how the iPod added value to what you already owned. But you didn't take it to its logical conclusion. The Kindle (or any other e-reader) adds value in EXACTLY the same way IF I am allowed to download e-book versions of p-books I already own from P2P networks -- the very thing that Steve and I and others are debating here!
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The real issue is not that YOU can download a book, who have bought a paper copy of it previously, but that 9,999 other people can also download it who have NOT bought it. You may be able to convincingly argue that your possession of the book is legitimate, but those other people cannot. That is why, IMHO, eBook
uploaders need to be pursued and prosecuted with the full force of the law.
What is required, IMHO, is for book publishers and authors to get together and form an industry association which does work similar to the truly excellent and admirable work carried out by the RIAA which so benefit music industry publishers and help protect the public from criminals.