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Originally Posted by Catlady
And it is equally true, then, that
- It's the people who borrow from the library, when they otherwise would have bought, who are responsible for depriving authors of their livelihood.
- It's the people who borrow from friends, when they otherwise would have bought, who are responsible for depriving authors of their livelihood.
- It's the people who buy from secondhand stores, when they otherwise would have bought new, who are responsible for depriving authors of their livelihood.
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Originally Posted by stonetools
You're arguing the straw man usually advanced by Elfwreck which is that because people borrow books, and buy used books, then ... what exactly? Authors should be somehow be satisfied with working for little or nothing , or somehow substitute getting "reader appreciation" and "exposure" for getting paid?
I must confess I've never quite grasped the argument, whoever advances it.
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It's quite legal in my country to do all the things that Cat Lady has articulated, borrow from the library (free service), borrow from friends and buy and sell secondhand books.
I don't find it difficult to grasp.