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Originally Posted by luqmaninbmore
Are you opposed to readers being able to read books they've purchased on whatever device they own? Should I not be allowed to read books I purchased on my ol DX on my new Nook Color?
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Of course consumers should be able to read their books on any device they prefer... that goes without saying.
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Originally Posted by luqmaninbmore
Who's "stealing" your Work? You've found torrents? Any evidence that this activity has actually cost you Money?
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Yes, I've found torrents of my work, the best and the worst.
And as for what it has cost me: I submit that having (or not having) hard evidence that people are downloading those torrents is in fact not germaine to the issue. Torrents are designed to be uploaded and downloaded anonymously, so naturally there is no "evidence" that a particular consumer has uploaded or downloaded a torrent with my work, and therefore no concrete dollar amount can be derived.
However, we all know that the torrents are being created with stolen works (including mine) and downloaded by others, which means works of mine are being downloaded within those torrents. As I am not being paid for those works, that constitutes stealing my work. Q.E.D.
As this situation clearly exists, and as I have no way of exacting legal recompense for my losses, I claim that the balance between me and the consumer is heavily weighted in the consumer's favor.