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Originally Posted by Worldwalker
So we now have #2, the idea that pirates choose not to share DRM-locked ebooks. That is equally unlikely. If it was true, the DRM would be functioning as a "keep off the grass" sign, respected by each and every possible pirate. The people, remember, with that sense of entitlement, the people who want everything for free. Have you stopped laughing yet? Okay, good. Now where was I? Oh, yes. The idea that pirates would choose not to share DRM-locked ebooks, and dismissing that concept in gales of laughter.
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There are people, mostly old-timers, who still refuse to (re-)post DRM-liberated books. Just as there are people who won't post any comic scans from something published less than a year ago, or music that is still commercially available, or fansubs for anything that has had an official translation.
Not so many these days, but there are still a few. They used to be the majority. Which isn't as daft as it sounds, because only a real fan would spend hours making digital versions of real-world items. And no real fan would want to destroy the industry they love so much by doing it.
I'm not sure when all that changed. Probably with cable modems came file collectors who would just download everything in sight. Then some of those became unauthorised content producers and it all turned into a race to see who would be the first to "release" something.