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1. Copying - yes, it is piracy if you do not already own the book, and
if the book is not in public domain
2. Scanning - if you keep the paper copy, not piracy, else piracy.
3. Distribution - piracy.
4. Downloading something, because you saw it somewhere - piracy.
If you find something worth viewing again, it has some value to
you, and you should exchange value for value. The medium of
exchange is currency.
No, Giggleton is not trolling, he is just making sure any newcomers
are aware of his position - that the time and effort of content
creators has no measurable worth.
Look folks, real people made the content. They are rarely even
well-compensated for it as is, piracy reduces their compensation
even more (assuming they even get a commission per sale, which
is mostly true for print, rarely true for movies, as I understand).
You can go on and on that making a digital copy of a digital or
physical distribution of a work isn't taking the original from anyone,
so there's no harm, but if you value the work enough to get the
copy, then you should contribute value to the creators and
distributors. The value you should contribute (price) is often
set by the distributor, and usually decays over time. If you
feel the initial price is too high, then wait. If you must have
it now, pay the get-it-now price. If you don't want to pay,
let someone else pay, then ask to borrow (not copy) it - from
a library, from a friend, or a social group. If a creator *wants*
people to have free access to the work, then the creator can
choose to place the work in the public domain.
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