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Originally Posted by Catlady
And just how would anyone know if I've paid for the book or not? Just because the DRM's gone doesn't mean it was pirated.
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If someone busts into your house with a warrant and takes your computer and every other digital device and finds out that you have 40 gigs of ebooks and you make approximately $15,000 a year... some eyebrows are going to be raised considering there is currently no means to buy used ebooks. Therefore, the books are likely stolen.
Catlady, you personally may not have that many ebooks, but I've met a man that does. Tens of thousands of ebooks, more than he could ever hope to read in his lifetime, rotting away on his hard drives because he doesn't really even read. He just likes to take stuff for free.
The guy is probably in prison right now on different charges--he was trying to smurf the system at a casino and I personally saw the SAR paperwork filed against him. So yes, every aspect of his life was gone through with a fine toothed comb because he was stupid. Hopefully he's not in Guantanamo (sic) Bay.