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Originally Posted by Darqref
Would you consider a free product from a different publisher and website at least analogous to pirated content?
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Um...
Nope.
A publicly-offered text at a legitimate site is going to make more buzz than a pirated work, and result in more legitimate sales. As I said before, stealing the work just makes it popular among thieves, and there is no data that indicates pirated works equate to legitimate sales down the road.