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Originally Posted by acidzebra
Speaking of semantics, I would appreciate it if you did not take my words out of context (I was addressing someone who trying to apply the physical-copy-of-something structure to the digital age and I was arguing we should look at usage count), okay? Thanks.
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I know what you were saying. And I repeat, to both of you: It's dancing around the
real issue.
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Originally Posted by acidzebra
As for what I believe, I do believe the author should be compensated. Not the entire information control structure that has grown fat around them, which brings us right back to square one - the system is broken.
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The system may be broken, but that does not excuse theft. If you don't like the system, don't even patronize them. Tell them why. Make it clear to them that what they are doing is broken. Simply stealing from them only reinforces their desire to bolster security, driving up costs to compensate for their losses, while it says nothing to them about their publishing system.
In short, piracy only reinforces the need for the very things that promote piracy.