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Originally Posted by Elfwreck
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?
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If it's in the public domain, there's no problem. If it's copyrighted and you want to create an ebook and give it to the author, that's OK, too. But when you share it with others, that's taking something that doesn't belong to you (the right to copy a work) and giving it to others. It's kind of like taking a book from a bookstore to give to your friend.