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Originally Posted by DiapDealer
No one is entitled to buy everything they want, when and how they want it. I recognize no difference between illegally downloading something because they don't want sell it to you, and illegally downloading something because you don't want to pay for it. If it's sold in other locations, there are still options that allow you obtain the work while making sure the author still gets paid.
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I don't think it's an issue of entitlement. To me it's a question of need. If I lived in Yemen and no work was available and I was hungry and I saw a chance to grab a sandwich from a soldier when he wasn't looking I wouldn't hesitate and my conscience would be trouble free. Feeding a mind is as necessary as feeding a stomach. Maybe more so.
I live in the USA and I don't normally have to deal with this. I have plenty to eat and read. But if we have another great depression and the government runs out of money for my social security and I'm unable to work, soldiers better keep their sandwiches hidden from me and publishers better keep an eye on their books.
Am I entitled to eat? To read? Who cares! I'm going to do both for as long as I can. The reason for laws is to protect us all. When laws fail to do that we're on our own.
Barry