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Originally Posted by Trenien
I'm not saying that nobody should pay for books. What I'm saying is that handing over a copy of a digital file you have is essentially the same as giving a pbook - and yes, I include P2P as a way of passing around the copy.
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No, P2P isn't at all the equivalent of lending a friend a copy of a book. It's the equivalent of photocopying 1000 copies of the book and then setting up a stall by the roadside, giving them away to anyone who wants one for free.
You don't think that this can be morally justified, do you, surely?