Quote:
Originally Posted by PKFFW
...Let us, for the sake of argument, assume there is book out there that is self published, thereby assuring all profits go to the author, it is DRM free, it is reasonably priced and easily obtainable legally and one can sample the first 5 chapters free of charge to see if they like it or not.
In this case, would "file-sharing" the full text of the ebook through a mechanism such as p2p to unknown persons be considered wrong? Would obtaining a copy of said book through such a mechanism as p2p be wrong?
...
|
Yes, it would be wrong.
But more importantly for the author, he or she will capture a considerably larger portion of paying readers, and make more $$$$$$. Piracy will still be there, but most will pay.
Think of it this way: if bread cost $300 per loaf, most will start baking at home, and you'll start seeing bread-van robberies.