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Originally Posted by tompe
One is just to trust people. Most people follow reasonable rules.
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While I would trust you Tompe, judging from your posts and assuming I knew you personally, this does not apply to everyone.
Perhaps less than 10% of the world's citizens are dishonest in any way I think it is probably more than 25% that have done something illegal or dishonest knowingly or not. Call me cynical.
And it doesn't take that many to impact the majority. A shoplifter who steals 10 items per week (and most shoplifters steal more than that every day) is taking the profit from a store with 10% margin of 100 honest customers.
I recently read a post by Jim Butcher saying that 10 times as many of his ebooks were pirated compared to sold. I gather he just tries to ignore it as there is nothing he can do that has not been done.
Me I lock my door when I go out and if I had a car I would lock it too, and I don't leave my valuables lying around when there are strangers in the house. Again untrusting, but I have had several things stolen from me and three break-ins. You may live in a society where such things don't happen and if so I envy you.
I am afraid I grant the publishers and authors etc. the same rights as I have of protecting their livelihood and belongings. I don't place my convenience above those rights.
Helen