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Originally Posted by meraxes
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In your "old world", geographic restrictions on selling books were based on the real-world limitations, so they were not discriminatory. ....
So if the publishers don't respect my basic rights, they should not act all outraged if I refuse to respect their rights in return. Call it stealing if you like, it means nothing to me. If copyright holders throw my money in my face because they don't like my nationality, I'll help myself to their "copy" for free and won't feel any compunction about it.
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You are simply wrong here. The restrictions were based on business agreements and legal contracts. Nothing to do with personal rights or any of that.
Taking something that is not yours is stealing, it doesn't matter the reason or what you call it or the reason for it.
Intellectual property rights are more and more important in the digital age. We are in a transition (aren't we always) phase, laws and rights and business practices will change, but in the mean time that does not excuse criminal activity.