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HansTWN · 07-23-2009, 09:24 PM

I have yet to meet anyone who didn't say he was underpaid. I was just suggesting you do what you think authors should do... Sounds only fair to me.

No, the original file is not lost with sharing. But the person who receives the file without consent has taken something that doesn't belong to him without the owner agreeing to it. Since you are into real world examples let me give you two. Say I know that you won't be going out today. So I steal your car, drive it for one day, and return it in good condition tomorrow. Have I a committed a crime? Second example, you spend years breeding the perfect orchid, at great expense to you. Now I take one of the seeds and produce them by the thousands -- you have no problem with that??

Don't you see that by sharing you have greatly reduced the value of that original piece?

07-23-2009, 09:24 PM	#197
HansTWN Wizard Posts: 4,538 Karma: 264065402 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Taiwan Device: HP Touchpad, Sony Duo 13, Lumia 920, Kobo Aura HD	I have yet to meet anyone who didn't say he was underpaid. I was just suggesting you do what you think authors should do... Sounds only fair to me. No, the original file is not lost with sharing. But the person who receives the file without consent has taken something that doesn't belong to him without the owner agreeing to it. Since you are into real world examples let me give you two. Say I know that you won't be going out today. So I steal your car, drive it for one day, and return it in good condition tomorrow. Have I a committed a crime? Second example, you spend years breeding the perfect orchid, at great expense to you. Now I take one of the seeds and produce them by the thousands -- you have no problem with that?? Don't you see that by sharing you have greatly reduced the value of that original piece? Last edited by HansTWN; 07-23-2009 at 09:26 PM.