I'm not going to sink to name-calling (even with asterisks), and I don't even believe in hell, but I will say that I think the attitude Kajti displays is a) atypical, b) immature and c) morally indefensible. I don't personally have a problem with people downloading things they've paid for in another format, or things that are out of circulation in any authorized format, but this is beyond the pale. If an author's stuff is worth reading, it's worth paying for, unless that author chooses to give their work away. The author gets nothing from the sale of the ebook reader. You might as well say "I paid for an expensive lighting system in my house so I can read at night-- I don't want to have to pay for books, too!"
Happily, I think most people outgrow this attitude after a while. Perhaps after they start having bills of their own to pay and need to seek regular employment.
That's why I don't think we need DRM or traffic monitoring -- I think this extreme attitude is rare.
That being said, we may be headed for advertising in books if I'm wrong and this attitude becomes widespread.
