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Originally Posted by samy2
Do you really think that copyright guarantees the livelihood of anyone else then companies and performance rights organisation etc.? And does i take the livelihood of anyone if i borrow a book from a library, friend etc. or just buy a used one?
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Not everyone who makes a living from content creation is a big company or a performance rights organisation. Many of us are just ordinary people trying to make a living by writing and selling books or software. Do you ever stop to think about who it is you're hurting when you illegally download such things?
Copyright is not involved when you borrow a book from a friend because you're not creating an additional copy of it. In most western countries libraries pay an author every time a book is borrowed from a library - it's called the "public lending right" (PLR).
You may think it's funny, but from the point of view of the content creator it sure as hell isn't.