Thread: interesting NYT article on "copyright morality"
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Old 12-31-2007, 09:58 AM   #219
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That might be the case in developed Western countries but it's foolish to say it applies to the whole world. Also, how would the reader be compensated for waiting?
If a country is developed enough that you can access the internet and download a copy of an ebook, then surely it is developed enough to order a book? Also, do you seriously feel that you need to be compensated for waiting?

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What I'm trying to point out is that they don't serve a purpose that cannot be easily substituted by the author himself. I don't mind if the ebook has no cover page. Editing and proofreading doesn't need two specialists to do, it's not rocket engineering. Most readers can set their own typography if need be (and I assume the author is capable of using paragraphs and chapters).
Wouldn't you argue that this is up to the author though? If an author signs a contract with a publisher in which the publisher trades an author advance, the costs for editing and proofreading etc., in exchange for a percentage of the proceeds? Why do you feel that you have the right to bypass both the author and the publisher?

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As far as payment goes, a PayPal account is good enough, so there's no need to do contact Credit Card companies.
Let's go with the PayPal example. On a $5 ebook, PayPal will take $0.30 + 2.9% - that's $0.45, or almost 9%. Fair?

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I don't agree with your view of "just walking away". You forget that piracy also has an effect on the market regardless of whether you want it or not. Unlike before, there is now a third option - get a pirated copy.
And this whole thread (I thought ) was about the morality of that. I'm not arguing piracy doesn't exist. I'm not arguing that you can't get a pirated copy. Neither am I arguing that you can't buy clothes which are sewn together by 6-year-olds in damp basements in 3rd world countries for significantly less money than union-organized workers in my own country. (I feel that I can make this comparison if people can say that not having free books is equal to starving.)
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