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Originally Posted by HarryT
But the fundamental point is that it is YOUR RIGHT, as the author, to decide that you wish to charge $10,000 for your work, just as it is the right of the consumer to decide whether or not it's worth that amount to them. The consumer does NOT have the right, either legally or morally, to say "it's not worth that much to me, so I'm just going to take it without paying for it".
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Harry, I am not arguing morals here, or legality. While I do agree with your statement as an abstract principle, I also agree that there should be world peace, and no death and suffering.
But in the real world, there is a price point, at which the majority of interested users will pay for an item.
If you have rampant piracy, there is a good chance, that the asking price is too high, or that the supply does not reflect the demand.
I personally think, Amazon is moving in the right direction: I just purchased The Golden Compass ebook, even though I had bought the hard-covers of the trilogy to read last Fall. So, last night I was thinking I should finally read it, but wanted to do it on e-ink, so I idly looked on Amazon, and it was there, for just over $7. So I bought it (will strip the DRM tomorrow.)
I know full-well that it is available in e-format "for free," and as I said, I have the hard covers. But, $7 was the right price for me. If it was not legally available, or if the price was, say $50, I might have found a different way....
Again, find the right price, and there will be a lot fewer scull & bones, regardless of DRM, or draconian laws.