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Originally Posted by mrkai
Understanding the "why" in fact goes a long way towards understanding the "different moral outlook" of the so called "darknet" really.
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And you know, its funny...the "gift economy" of The Underground seems to have more structure, accreditation and checks and balances than its "above board" enemies give them credit for.
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It's funny how word play is used to defend the stance that "depriving of
potential income isn't stealing", and you can "give something away" which isn't yours to begin with.
If you want to see
true "gift economy" on the internet, you could much better look at the Open Source community. These people put their money where their mouth is. Instead of saying "It's ridiculous I have to pay for Microsoft Word, so I'll download a crack instead", they say "Let's team up and write a free replacement."
So, instead of trying to justify your up- and downloading of cracks of "commercial" books, why don't you post the URL at which I can download
your book for free?
Please don't tell me you haven't written any.