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Originally Posted by HarryT
The issue arises when "sharing" actually means "creating an extra copy". It's a totally different matter to lend a paper book to a friend, compared to making a photocopy of the book and giving the photocopy to your friend. That latter action is the exact equivalent of "sharing" an ebook with your friend. It's copyright infringement, plain and simple.
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You're correct. As I said, in our culture, sharing a book with a friend or family is a good thing. A very good thing. It's one of the bonds that holds people together. That's a lot more important than whether we've technically broken a law. No harm has been done and some good has been done.
While I'm in preaching mode I'd like to suggest we be a little nicer in discussions like this to Sirmaru. Like a lot of people in here I disagree with much of what he says. But he expresses himself well and with courtesy and I think he deserves the same in return. And this isn't directed at Harry T. I just used this reply to mention this.
This is an interesting topic with a lot of important issues for our society today and I think it's worth serious discussion.
Okay. Preaching mode off! That sure felt good.
Barry