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Originally Posted by Steve Jordan
Actually, I have been speaking in very straightforward terms, trying to emphasize the fact that a product that an author makes money on should be paid for, whatever its format. The fact that e-books can easily be copied and disseminated by others, thereby creating instances of the product independent of the author's efforts, does not change this one fact (yes, I personally consider this a fact). And finally, that copyright law should be written/rewritten to indicate and protect this fact.
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But this is not a fact. It is not a natural law that every person should be able to sell whatever that person choose to sell and make money. You are motivating copyright from something that is totally different from the original motivation (which was a utilitarian motivation) and the fact is that many people (most?) do not agree with you fundamental beliefs here.