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Originally Posted by ProfCrash
Essentially, in my world, you pay for the version that you have purchased. If you can move that version to another format, good for you. If you can't and you want it in another format then you should pay for that new format. You are not just paying for the content but for the work that goes into developing the new format, putting the item into the new format, storing the new format ect... There are production costs that you pay for with your purchase.
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What if someone's willing to do that work for free? Why should you have to pay for it?
Once I scan and convert a book, the work part is done. Why should everyone else who paid for a legit copy have to repeat my effort? That's just wasteful.
Whether I'm allowed to profit from the work is a different matter. But if I'm willing to work for free, why shouldn't I be allowed to share that effort?