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Originally Posted by Ravensknight
Ok, let me write again, simply. I AGREE with you that piracy is morally wrong. I said that the first time. So why do you go off attacking me?
Moral and legal are NOT the same thing. Just remember slavery. As new situations arise, the legality must change, even if the moral underpinning is the same.
Back on topic. I used the word hubristic because you are setting yourself up in judgement over everyone else on an issue where the legal has not been well defined yet, because the moral hasn't been dealt with. I am not saying you are hubristic for saying that stealing is wrong. I am saying it is because you are calling anyone who disagrees with you on this subject selfish.
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No one is attacking
you, I’m attacking your statement, there is a difference. Often we agree, in this case we do not.
Morality – we both agree that taking something without permission is wrong. Not illegal. Wrong. Legally - how do you feel if someone takes something from you without your permission? Let’s say – your ereader. I take your ereader without your permission. How do you feel about this action? Most people are angered when someone takes something from them without permission. Typically, most people feel they deserve [some] type of compensation for this as well. Why not the author? What are you doing to compensate the author for the work that you just enjoyed? (Please note: this does not include library lending or any other activity in which you do not keep a copy of the work).
There are all types of words that DO FIT that I could have used instead of selfish for this action. Just because you don’t like to hear them doesn’t mean they are not true nor does it mean that I am now obligated to co-sign your activity.
In reality, we do agree. We both agree that stealing is wrong and that authors should be compensated for their hard work IF the work is being read. What we don’t agree about are the actions taking place.