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Originally Posted by murraypaul
Isn't that what someone does if they scan and OCR a book and upload it?
It is a 'fake' copy of the eBook, it may well be of lower quality, and damage the value of the trademark, same argument as for fake watches and handbags.
(Different matter for uploading an exact copy of a commercial eBook.)
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The difference is that the "fake" watches and handbags are often the same quality as the expensive ones. The added cost is just to pay some over-priced designer whose stuff looks the same as that from every other over-priced designer.
It also illustrates one of the bigger lies of capitalism, that in a free market the cost of purchase will approach that of production.