Thread: Why e-books?
View Single Post
Old 11-15-2016, 05:21 PM   #428
ZodWallop
Gentleman and scholar
ZodWallop ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.ZodWallop ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.ZodWallop ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.ZodWallop ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.ZodWallop ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.ZodWallop ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.ZodWallop ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.ZodWallop ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.ZodWallop ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.ZodWallop ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.ZodWallop ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.
 
ZodWallop's Avatar
 
Posts: 11,480
Karma: 111164374
Join Date: Jun 2015
Location: Space City, Texas
Device: Clara BW; Nook ST w/Glowlight, Paperwhite 3
Quote:
Originally Posted by Cinisajoy View Post
The author has already got his share off the paper copy. He gets absolutely nothing from a stolen copy.
How about if I felt entitled to your house? Should I be able to just take it?
Other than the monetary value, please explain the difference between stealing an ebook and stealing a house.
Your argument is a false equivalence and I'm not going to waste my time on it.

If you buy a used book from anywhere, neither the publisher or author or anyone else associated with the production of that book got a penny from you. Is that theft?

And again, I am referring to books that are out of print. I'm not going to defend downloading a copy of 'Salem's Lot any more than I would defend stealing a copy from Barnes and Noble.
ZodWallop is offline   Reply With Quote