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A very popular dodge. Rich people steal, too. And using "high prices" as an excuse does not wash. If I can't afford something, I walk away. I don't steal it. Welcome to Functioning Society.
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It's not the high prices that bother me. Some thing may be expensive. What bothers me is the fact that publishers charge more than it's worth because they know people will buy it. And it's not so much of a thing that "that makes the price appropriate", since intellectual products can't be substituted by other products. Even if the price is too high, buyers can't choose an alternative product because each of these products is unique and cannot be easily substituted. Thus, you could say that the publishers encourage people to "steal" from them.
Also, while we're on the topic, I can see where you're coming from. I guess that myself, being raised after the whole Vietnam war thing, have a different view on the world and expect every publisher, corporation or disc label to try and rob me blind in broad daylight.
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That beats the hell out of stealing from them... but even an author doesn't want you to buy their books, unless you expect to enjoy it. (Except for those who want to con you into thinking you will, just to get the sale. But most of those authors already have publishers for that.)
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By looking at the broader entertainment industry, I get the idea that yes, they are trying to rob me. Both with their overpriced products, low availability and wide disparity between two distributors (such as one in Europe and one in the US).