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Originally Posted by starrigger
I said I didn't complain about them, which is rather different. (That was your word, if you recall.)
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Yes, it was my word, because it sounded like you were complaining. Also, when you said this:
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Originally Posted by starrigger
You think the pirate sites don't profit? Hoo, boy...
In any case, I didn't complain about the pirates, particularly, until you asked me what I thought. I said they were stealing, which I believe is true. It is also true that I don't think about them very much, and worry about them less.
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I considered that the word particularly was used in connection to pirates, taking the meaning that you weren't talking particularly about the pirates, but pirates and/or pirate sites, otherwise the question "You think the pirate sites don't profit" would have come out of nowhere in the context of the discussion.
If you meant that you didn't particularly complain, then all I can say is that you seemed to be complaining.
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Originally Posted by starrigger
Yes, that pretty well covers it.
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No, it doesn't. You sold a book to someone who digitized and distributed your novel. Since it started with a sale, you can't use the word appropriation to describe it. Also, since appropriation (if used correctly) is illegal, saying illegal appropriation is redundant.