[martienne]

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Why do you care about this?

You would not get caught, and the law is ridiculous/wrong and protects outdated business models and greedy publishers. It's not like you steal anything and in the case of most filesharing, there is no possibility that the sharer would have bought the book otherwise. Downloading it simply saves you having to walk to the library while it is actually open (odds are you are working then) and return the book on time. Cost is 0 either way.

I can think of only one reason to care and that is a sincere sense of morality based on religious views, regardless of the laws of present society. This is my only reservation from my perspective.

The law is too complicated and varies from country to country while the internet is international. It depends on age of the author, location of publisher, and tons of other things that are impossible for an individual to keep track of. Most classics are no longer under copyright in some part of the world, and in some languages. It's impossible to make heads or tails of it.

For example: I as an individual live in two/three countries depending on how you look at it. I read in several different languages. I am not letting myself be concerned with this.

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