Originally Posted by Krytes
But why, I hear you ask, would I pay for the book if it had been pirated and was available for free? It's a simple question of ethics. If someone has made their work available in a non-DRMed format, that represents a conscious decision on their part. They realize that anyone could easily copy and redistribute the work, and they're taking the chance that people will choose to do the right thing and pay for it. I feel a sense of responsibility in response to the implicit trust placed in me
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