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Originally Posted by Harmon
In your hypo, the person who digitized the file still has his digital file, i.e., the fruits of his labor. So what has he lost when the author appropriates the uploaded copy? He has been deprived of nothing, not even his labor. And unlike the author, he has no claim based on having created the content.
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And what has the author lost by having his novel on pirate sites? He still has the fruits of his labor. I know that it's not illegal for the author to use the digital copy the same way that it isn't illegal to sell PD works for profit. But I still think that both are equally immoral.