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Originally Posted by DiapDealer
Yes. Because clearly; being able to purchase anything one wants (even when someone has made a decision to not sell it to you) is an inalienable right that cannot be infringed upon. 
I get the "someone got my money" defense--I really do. But I fail to see how throwing money at something tilts the scale of morality/immorality. Do it or don't--but forget about trying to justify it in a legal/moral sense. It's not civil disobedience, and you're not being discriminated against. there's just some books you can't buy without breaking rules and/or engaging in deception. Own that, or don't do it. Those are your choices. |
For example, take Arthurian Saga by Mary Stewart. There is an illegal version of this up on Smashwords. I've told them three times about it being illegal and yet it's still there. I would rather someone pirate these books then pay for the illegal version so whoever put it up doesn't get anything for it. Either way, it's a lot sale to whomever hold the rights. But one way a pirate gets money and in the other, nobody gets any money.
It's not a "someone got my money" defense. It's an "I would like to buy these books but cannot" defense.