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Originally Posted by ath
** Question 2: Not sure if I understand the question: I probably expressed that part less clearly that I hoped to do.
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My question 2..."Would the supposition that an electronic document is created "from nothing" be considered a "subterfuge" in such a case?" ... referred to the suggestion made by many on this site that an e-book has no actual physical substance, and therefore is not bound by the concept of theft.
My contention is that, in fact, e-books do have a physical substance, as electrons are physical objects, even if they are effectively invisible to human beings. To argue that e-books are not real objects is, therefore, just more semantics, clever wordplay intended to separate e-books from physical books and thereby negate the argument of "theft."