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Originally Posted by Geralt
Point is, and these two writers got it, piracy (ofc its without their permission) only serves as publicity and makes them known and more famous in countries where they wouldn't have been known or bought in such a quantity if not for people pirating their work.
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I certainly accept that piracy can act as publicity, but do you not accept the fundamental principle that the creator of a work should have the right to decide for themselves whether or not they wish to give their work away free of charge? Personally I choose not to. Perhaps you do think that I "don't get it", but the point is that it's a choice that I should be free to make.
As far as Mr. Coelho goes, you said in your earlier post that he said:
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Pirates of the world, unite and pirate everything I’ve ever written!
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That certainly sounds to me like giving permission for the redistribution of his books.