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Originally Posted by bill_mchale
In any case, this is all splitting hairs. People download from the darknet precisely because they want to get access to works without paying for them; sure they may download 1000 books they never intend to read for every one they do, but they are still downloading books they intend to read and not to pay for.
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What about the situation where someone has bought the paper version of a book, wants an e-Book, but there isn't one available to be bought? Eg, I've bought half a dozen different paper versions of "Lord of the Rings" over the years, but there is no legal eBook to buy. I'm certainly breaking the law in download it from the darknet, but am I really doing anything "immoral"? I don't think that I am.