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Originally Posted by Good Old Neon
We can intellectualize and rationalize downloading ebooks (or any other form of electronic media) for free until the cows grow weary and make their way home, but the bottom line is, unless the author or publisher is giving it away at no charge, doing so is theft (unless, as others have already indicated, one is scanning previously purchased copies).
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We've covered that before actually...
If you want the dictionary definition, it is:
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the act of stealing; the wrongful taking and carrying away of the personal goods or property of another; larceny.
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So no, if you download a book for personal use, you are not taking and carrying away someone else's stuff (it's still there) and you're not selling it.... it's not theft. Copyright infringement depending on location and circumstances perhaps, something of that sort... but it is not theft.