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Originally Posted by crossi
I admit my guilt. I have even been guilty of loaning a book to a family member or friend or even (gasp) been guilty of giving some to libraries where multiple people could read it.
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If that (e)book was loaned to more people than the creator determined loan limits, than yes you might be guilty of piracy. You bring up a good point about libraries though, yes they purchase books but then they simply allow anyone and everyone to read them multiple times, where is the morality in that practice? Sure some localities do reimburse the authors per library read, but is it enough? How is enough compensation per read even determined?
Should we simply place our heads in the sand and pretend to not throw the baby out with the bathwater, or shall we contemplate a world where not just books, but all goods are print on demand, or simply digital files?