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Originally Posted by mr ploppy
Like I said, nobody can "take" your ebook unless you consciously make it available (ie give permission). Your analogy doesn't work. It would need to be someone replicating the ebook manufacturer's design and handing them out for free, not just an owner's ebook reader. That's why I said it is pointless trying to force real world items into analogies about copyright violation. Even if Star Trek replicators were real it still wouldn't fit.
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It's not just about replicating. It's all about the fact that you have taken the book without paying for it. You have not "borrowed" it from someone - because they have a copy of it and therefore are not being denied.
You have not been given the book by a friend, a parent, a sibling, a spouse.
We are back to making up situations to excuse the action that has taken place. Why not try this: NOT make up a situation. Let's talk about what is actually happening.
The reality: Person A is sitting at home on a rainy day and wants to read a new book. They decide they want to read “From Samarra to Sinjar: A Love Story.” Instead of going to one of several places that sells “From Samarra to Sinjar: A Love Story,” Person A goes directly to a torrent site and downloads the book without paying for it. Person A reads the book and loves it. They then go onto MR and gleefully gloat that “From Samarra to Sinjar: A Love Story” was a great book that they didn’t pay a dime for.
I say that Person A should – at the very least – go and tip the author who just made their rainy afternoon more enjoyable.
*Sits back and waits for the excuses*