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Originally Posted by Giggleton
What we're talking about is ideas. It is thought that ideas cannot be copyrighted, but what is an idea if not the words on a page?
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Nope, we're talking about you taking my book and sharing it out to everyone who wants a copy. When I write a book I'm not just writing down an idea, I'm writing a work of fiction. An idea is
not a book, it's just an idea.
The fact that you don't differentiate between an idea for a book, and all the time and hard work it takes to transform that idea into a novel, shows that your understanding of the creative process and intellectual property is sorely lacking.
A book represents a lot of hard work. I don't understand why you refuse to acknowledge this simple fact. A book is the result of an author's effort and usually lots of it. You have no right to take the fruits of his labor just because you want it.