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Originally Posted by spellbanisher
I'm not enirely sure what a darknet is, but I think it refers to filesharing networks. It used to refer to private networks, like peer to peer but now I think it refers to any network devoted to filesharing. In my mind at least, it also has connotations of illegal filesharing ot attempts to circumvent laws.
I think what Giggleton was referring to was that if we did track all files to try to compensate artists there would still be networks setup that would share unmarked or untrackable files, thus preventing the creators from being compensated.
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there will always be pirates. but in terms of ebook prices, i really don't mind paying the same for it as for a paperback, but not more. thinking about it, i think we're all sort of forgetting the value of the book itself, i mean the content. we're all talking about prices in terms of the production costs, cuts, shares, etc, etc, like pieces of meat (i am hungry, thus the meat reference). i mean, as pbooks become phased out in the future (which i doubt for now. there are certain types of books that i enjoy more having in my hand), it will become harder to price ebooks. based on what? i mean, everyone's going to be saying that since they're digital files, there's little cost (aside from editing, blah blah).