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Originally Posted by HarryT
Precisely, Mike. I certainly don't consider it "emotive" to state that someone who feels that they have a god-given right to an ebook has a misguided sense of entitlement.
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The way you phrased that; "god-given right to an ebook" and "misguided sense of entitlement" is very much an appeal to emotion. I don't think anyone has made religious claims. You've exaggerated the way the pirates claim to feel to make it seem more outrageous than it is.
Most people agree that it's beneficial to assure that it's authors are paid so they'll be encouraged to keep on writing. We've made that into a law. That's all very practical; a solution to a problem.
The problem with about half the discussions of these issues on this site, and most sites, is that they are so heavily emotional. There's very little practical discussion. There's certainly not any open discussion of copyright issues here. There are always those things we're simply not allowed to say.
Barry