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Originally Posted by wyndslash
i don't get that reasoning. why would you pay for a book, then turn around and upload it so everyone else can get it for free? @_@ what happened to self-preservation? it's like those students who take an exam then tell their friends who are taking the same exam at a later time what was in the exam. it's just...well, i don't get it.
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For some it's a way of making friends. A bit like the kid at school who would bring in sweets for everyone else. What happens when he stops bringing sweets doesn't really matter because the sweets don't cost him much. Harlan Ellison's original ebook lawsuit victim said that was his motivation.
For others it's a community thing. People with a common interest come together and help each other out. You get that more with minority interest speciality stuff than mainstream stuff, especially with music where there is already an inbuilt tribalism.
Then there's the ego thing. Individual or group fame is the motivation. They are the ones that attach names to things and call it a "release". There is competition between them to see who can bring it out fastest (and best if there is any analogue to digital conversion).