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Originally Posted by ahi
Isn't he implicitly doing just that by not attributing his books to Project Gutenberg, wherefrom most he probably sourced? Not that PG's terms governing use of the PG name and trademark permits him to do so...
Should he then really dislike something he himself is arguably guilty of, purely because the venture is commercial (thereby probably likely to reach a wider audience who shall benefit from both Harry's and the entrepreneur's efforts, assuming the pricing is right)?
If some morally bankrupt jackass starts selling eBooks uploaded by Harry as is, by all means let him receive the moral condemnation of all. But not because he made commercial use of a Public Domain text that Harry worked on (along with lots of other people Harry himself isn't even acknowledging and may not even know about), but because the jackass is trying to defraud people.
- Ahi
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As far as I know, Harry compares both electronic and print editions to generate his versions.
As for his right to dislike something: Without speaking for Harry, I believe that people have the right to dislike things for almost any reason they choose, so if he wants to dislike something because it's commercial, that's his prerogative.
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Originally Posted by tompe
But that is true for any redistribution and distributing them for free in for example torrent was not claimed to be unethical. So why would it become unethical just because your are selling it?
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Because sharing in a torrent is done for the benefit of others, while selling for profit is done for one's own benefit.
Money makes a difference.