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Originally Posted by jasonkchapman
I think it's relevant in that the discussion wasn't really about the definition of the word thief. It was about accounting for lost sales. Whether or not the person fits the definition of the word thief, the question remains as to whether or not they would have fit the definition of the word customer had the pirate version not been available.
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Is it not likely that authors aren't interested solely in the money aspect? If you don't want to pay me for my work, fine. But you don't then get to enjoy my work. If you enjoy my work that I offer only for pay -- you've stolen from me.
Someone trying to make the point to me, the author, that "it really didn't take money from you" -- that' BESIDE the point. I write for a living, I offer my books for SALE. If I want to give my books away, I will CHOOSE to do so. No one has the right to choose FOR me.
Lee (who isn't an author)