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Originally Posted by tirsales
That is nonsense. Do you know how few people are e.g. doing petty crimes though the chance of getting cought is minimal? So .. Moral is a very important imperative in the behaviour of people. As is comfort.
Money comes only in play if it is in too short supply - that is: When people dont have money, it gets more comfortable to not pay money.
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Although the real chance of getting caught might be low for an individual, the fact is that the
perception of getting caught is higher, thanks to the measures of security (like hidden cameras and plainclothes floorwalkers, imparting a high risk to shoplifting) as well as the risk to standing, reputation, position, etc. People who want something still won't steal it, because of these perceptions. So people are in effect
pre-conditioned to avoid petty theft. It's not a moral thing... it's a risk thing.
This is why it's such a big deal on the Internet: So far, there are no comparable security systems in-place to stop web-based petty theft, and almost zero risk; and netters want it to stay that way, because they like a zero-security, zero-risk world that allows them to do whatever they want, morality be damned.
All that is left as a security option is tagging products with DRM or access codes or whatever, to chase down individual items after they are taken. Anyone in security will tell you, what you should be doing is preventing items from being taken in the first place. But as long as consumers continue to rail against any security applied to the web, it makes the prospect of selling any digital product difficult at best.
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Originally Posted by delphidb96
I think the biggest problem *against* full-compliance is money....
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Since my e-books (2 of them, anyway) are on the Darknet, even with their considered-to-be-reasonable prices, I'd say that money isn't really the issue... or, at least, it's only part of the issue. The real issue is
Respect.
People who do not respect a creator Darknet their work, in effect letting others take the work for free, a sign of disrespect for the creator. And it's not always about money... it can be about opinions, politics, insults, perceived slights, or even looks... but everyone focuses on money, because the loss to income is considered of paramount importance (and the best way to hurt someone) by many.