Thread: Is ebook piracy on the rise?
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Old 08-06-2008, 11:34 AM   #105
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Originally Posted by Shaggy View Post
It's more like... You own a CD of some music. You now decide that you want to have them in MP3s instead. Do you think you should be allowed to convert your own CD into MP3s (this is already legal in the US). If you're allowed to make them yourself and you own the CD, then what's the difference between running a "CD-to-MP3 creater" application to get the MP3s versus running a "P2P" application to get them. The results are exactly the same.
If you already own the CD. The argument is that most P2P MP3 sharers don't own the CDs, and are using P2P to get bootleg copies of stuff they want but aren't willing to buy.

I have yet to see any analysis that really quantifies the losses caused by P2P activity. I know the RIAA goes on about it, but show me the proof.
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