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Originally Posted by Morrigan
People's attitudes amaze me.. I really do not understand the thinking behind "if a book is not available for me, i will lie and then it is or I will simply get it for free from the darknet"... the sense of entitlement is scary.
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This is not a sense of entitlement but legitimate outrage at discrimination. How would you like it if you went into a restaurant and they told you they can't sell you coffee because you're British? That guy over there has just got his coffee but you can't cause you're a Brit. Brits only get tea in our establishment, the Yanks get only coffee, the Russians are only allowed strong spirits, and Africans get nothing at all 'cause that's how we've negotiated our contract with the drinks supplier. And that's essentially the experience buyers from around the world get in an Amazon store.
I don't care whether it's the publisher's fault or Amazon's own - they've got to work it out between themselves, it's not my problem. They can't expect me to respect their silly contracts if the implication of these contracts is a virtual sign that says "Dogs and Irish not allowed" on their virtual store. This discrimination, however innocent its underlying reasons may be, is an affront to my sense of fairness and natural justice.
If someone wrote a distribution contract that said "this book cannot be sold to blacks, jews or vegetarians", he would be told to get his head checked. But when a contract says "not to be sold to non-Americans", I'm supposed to respect that? If online stores and publishers don't respect my natural rights, I certainly won't give a damn for their copyright. If they don't want my money because I come from the wrong country, I'll get it for free, and there's nothing they can do to stop me.