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Yapyap · 12-30-2011, 10:20 AM

Thanks, sabredog and mbovenka - that has been the way I've been thinking, too.

Yes, I realise that it's breaking the rules, but... well, I've seen quite a few authors, who - while being extremely angry about piracy and about people obtaining their books for free - have also in the same breath mentioned that they don't see it as a problem if someone breaks the restrictions (or removes DRM), just as long as they get their money.

I think that's why I was rather surprised by tompe's suggestion - that it's basically no different from piracy, and that it hurts someone. Because I really cannot see whom I'm hurting, here - unless the author has some really odd personal reason for not wishing anyone from a certain country to read their books, I suppose, in which case, well, tough. (Especially as they can't keep people from those countries from buying physical books anyway.)

12-30-2011, 10:20 AM	#456
Yapyap Guru Posts: 861 Karma: 3543721 Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Estonia Device: Kindle Paperwhite, iPad 3, Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge	Thanks, sabredog and mbovenka - that has been the way I've been thinking, too. Yes, I realise that it's breaking the rules, but... well, I've seen quite a few authors, who - while being extremely angry about piracy and about people obtaining their books for free - have also in the same breath mentioned that they don't see it as a problem if someone breaks the restrictions (or removes DRM), just as long as they get their money. I think that's why I was rather surprised by tompe's suggestion - that it's basically no different from piracy, and that it hurts someone. Because I really cannot see whom I'm hurting, here - unless the author has some really odd personal reason for not wishing anyone from a certain country to read their books, I suppose, in which case, well, tough. (Especially as they can't keep people from those countries from buying physical books anyway.)