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So my "piracy" has in fact helped that author.
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Actually, the people who bought the books helped the author. All you did was steal a book.
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I strongly feel that the next wave will be free digital media that users "pay" what they feel it's worth. This is certainly an option. Instead of trying to protect digital media (which is akin to squeezing sand with your fingers), give it away and trust the consumer will donate something. I'm sure people will be perfectly happy to pay the author something.
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Like you have?
Incidentally, if you check a few sources, you'll discover that "trusting people" to pay what something is worth largely does not work.
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Now, I'm not egg headed enough to advocate this strategy to everyone, as authors need to earn a living too. Fortunately, the vast majority of people will continue to buy the author's books from the bookstore. But for the few who don't see anything morally wrong with this, ebooks, the internet, and ebook readers are a gift from heaven.
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Or in other words, other people should pay for things they want, but you're above that.
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How do I make my living? I'm currently a lawyer, ironically.
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Not surprising at all.