[phenomshel]

Well, there is a partial solution in the works,(for me, and those with my point of view) hopefully. I hadn't paid much attention to the news about Google settling the lawsuits, and what this would mean for works that are in copyright but out of print. But after searching all over the internet (NOT the darknet) to find copies of an out of print author's works, I stumbled on the Google Books site and their explanation. In time, then, this means I willhave access to those works, online. I expect by then they'll probably come up with a scheme to allow them to be downloaded as well, even if DRM'd.

Oh, and I'm sure you're asking why this is a solution? Because if something I want is available, I have no need to go to the dark net to find it. When it's not is where I run into temptation.

Perpetually hopeful,