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Originally Posted by HarryT
Here's the thing. Some of us believe that authors deserve to be paid for their work. We don't deprive authors of their livelihood because we aren't technically capable of stealing their books, but because we like to read, and so we like to reward authors for their hard work in writing the books that we read. It's a concept called "honesty".
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Frankly, I have never purchased a book with the thought in mind that I'm compensating the author for his or her work, any more than I've purchased a TV set or a pair of shoes or any other commodity with the thought that I'm compensating somebody somewhere for work performed.