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Originally Posted by Alisa
I asked this same question yesterday and told that of course it was immoral and that I was a liar for saying that I would actually buy the legal book when available.
Edit to add: Also in my scenario I actually would own the paper copy, too.
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I don't think you were called a liar. What I got frm the post was that we do tend to forget. Take the example of downloading an illegal ebook and then buying it once it is legal. How do you know it is even available for purchase as an ebook unless it happens to be on the front page of the book site you happen to be visiting or you see it in a search? We do tend to forget. I honestly don't see myself looking for that ebook on all the sites I visit. I sometimes go and have a browse. But most time I go looking for a specific book or author.
So what it comes down to is while you have all the best intentions in the world, we are human and we do make mistakes and we do forget. What if this book you downloaded, finished read and forgot out came out 2 years later as an ebook? I know for a fact that I would have forgotten all about it.