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Originally Posted by darryl
It is isn't always ethical behaviour to share with friends. It depends on what you are sharing and the circumstances. For instance, if you break in to your neighbours house and take their goods, it is most unlikely (but not impossible) that it would be ethical for you to share those goods with your friends.
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That's precisely why I question the claim made in this thread that it's "generous" to "share" your ebooks with your friends. Sure, your friend probably does think you're being generous, but the problem is that it's not your property that you're so generously giving away - it's the author's. Both the law and - IMHO - ethical considerations should, to my mind, dictate that it's the author who has the right to determine who to give copies of his or her books away to, and nobody else.