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When I was in college, one of my professors constructed tests with questions that most of the students misinterpreted. My solution was to rewrite the question as I thought he meant to ask it and answer that question instead. So using that method for the poll questions:
1a. Do you agree that it is OK to take eBooks without paying for them? (My answer: no)
1b. If you agree with 1a, do you work for a living? (My answer: doesn't apply to me)
2a. Do you work for a living? (My answer: yes)
2b. If you do work for a living, do you agree that your work is worth what you are paid for it? (My answer: yes)
3. Would you work for free if you were not going to be paid? (My answer: It depends on the nature of the work -- I volunteer at church and am not paid for that. I invest a lot of time and money in a private school started by my family and am not monetarily compensated for that work. I do work at a computer company where I am paid, and if they didn't pay me, I would have to work somewhere else where I would be paid. I have to have some income to pay the bills.)
4. Should an author be able to withhold his work if he doesn't like the price he is being paid? (My answer: yes)
In my opinion, it is not right to reproduce and distribute copyrighted works without the copyright holder's (or their legal representatives') permission, except for "fair use". I disagree with DCMA and similar laws that attempt to narrow "fair use" to exclude format transformations. I also disagree with the extension of copyright protections beyond a few decades. I acknowledge that it may be "moral", in my view, to violate laws that I don't agree with, but I must accept the consequences of my actions under those "immoral" laws. (That is my definition of "civil disobedience").
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