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No, it's really more like: should I lock the door on my house or not? (Here comes my paraphrase...) A lock will keep an honest person out, but a lock won't stop a dishonest person.
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THe analogy of a lock is helpful here. A lock on the door will not stop a determined, skilful burglar from breaking into my house. But it will stop the casual amatuer. History shows that when you make it very easy to steal something, it gets stolen a lot. Make it somewhat difficult, and the incidence of theft becomes much less.
The sense of entitelement that the original source was talking about had to do with those who felt that ebooks, like information, should be free.