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Originally Posted by jakewastaken
That point is not in respect to monetary gains and losses to the authors, but rather the idea that if you actually take a physical item, then you've removed it, thus depriving someone else of that same physical item. You both can't have it at the same time. An e-book is a clone. Distributing it or taking it from someplace leaves the source intact.
Edit: It might make more sense to you if you consider the fact that pirated ebooks have more in common with the used book market than new books. No money goes to the author in either case. It's not about money, its about distribution and lending and reselling (or giving away for free). If you steal a used book then you've deprived someone else of that book. If you download a digital book, however, than some other guy can still come along and get that book too.
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so.........pirating is just buying a used book? Oh, wait, I PAID for that used book. Its legal!
Now, the book my friend gave me? SHE paid for it. At one point, someone paid for all those used books. At one point, the author did get royalties. But in the case of illegal downloads? Not one dime.......okay, ready for your next shot...........