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Originally Posted by HarryT
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.
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What if I don't give it away, I only lend it?
AFAICT *most* people here do not equate "generous" with "giving free ebooks" but rather with "lending on the honor system".