[Katsunami]

There are books that I cannot buy in the Netherlands, although I can buy *other* books from the same author, published by the same publisher; therefore I think it's not a problem of the government.

And, you're right. Authors should be paid. Therefore I don't understand why obtaining products (geo restrictions) or using products (drm) sometimes has to be so darned difficult.

I can understand the reasons for just pirating the stuff very well. Sometimes, it's just faster, easier, more convenient, and with fewer restrictions than the official way, and IMHO, that should not be so.