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Originally Posted by desertgrandma
explain to me the difference between a paper version and an e-book version. Same content. The author gets royalties from the paper and legal e-book version. Not so from the illegal download. So in that respect, something is being taken....
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The difference is:
a) going to library, picking a paper book, putting it under your jacket when nobody looks, get out with that book,
b) going to library, bring your PC&Scanner (lets suppose the local librarian really doesn't watch/care) pick a book, sit in a corner, scan in the book, put the book back into the self. Go home with the scanned content.
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Both is not legal/okay.
But a is worse than b. Since in b you take the content without showing the society per money (or any other way) that this content is worth something and was a good idea to write, while in a) you steal the content like in b but additionaly the paper, and its costs of print/transport and so.