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Originally Posted by Steve Jordan
So, maybe instead of theft (see? I'm conceding a point!  ), we should call the unauthorized copying and distributing of e-books "bootlegging." |
Bootlegging sounds like a good term for it--something that's often legal to make, just not legal to sell. Has the same "mystique" as the term "pirate"--bootleggers were sometimes glorified as rebels--but also contains a warning that there's no quality controls, no assurance of value for money, no recourse if you get screwed over. (While bootleg ebooks are generally free, there's not much you can do if you get a virus instead of an ebook file in the batch.)