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Originally Posted by Kali Yuga
No, I'm clearly not.
Again: If I make $7 in profit from a public domain text, why does it matter if I sold a paper copy or a digital one?
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Because the paper copy is not an effortless duplication. You are entitled to demand whatever reward you like for your effort, except in the case when the effort is zero. That is because zero is qualitatively different from non-zero. If you make any profit whatsoever from something that costs zero you are making an infinite profit, and that is a disproportionate reward for your effort.