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OMG - the "stealing books helps sell books" argument. The fact that someone makes this argument shows that people understand it's stealing. But it's "beneficial" so it's ok.
That's utter BS. If an Author wants to give away free books to spur sales...they can. It's the AUTHOR'S decision (or rather, they copywright holder). Not yours.
Look, I'm not suggesting that some song, movie or ebook hasn't "fallen off a truck" from the interwebs and landed on one of my devices over the years. Or library cd/dvd ripped, saved and then returned. Allegedly...or perhaps I only dreamed this. Yes, I'm recounting a dream of nefarious acts I did....not in real life, but a dream.
I'm no angel...in my dreams...but I'm honest enough to know that I was dreaming about stealing someone else's work. Taking something offered only for sale....with out purchasing. When I die in my dream world, I may have to take a lap or too around purgatory from my dream-crimes.
But really....enough of the justification as if what you did for selfish reasons was somehow actually virtuous.
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