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Originally Posted by HansTWN
So let me make another example. You give me that great manuscript you have written for your new book. I copy it and immediately give it to a publisher and I become the next Dan Brown, making millions. I have returned your copy, so by your logic I have not stolen from you? You haven't lost anything, as you would argue.
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That in itself is stealing. But if I had a manuscript for sale and I was selling copies to people, but excluded you because of the street you lived in (aka geographic restrictions) and you found a copy and photocopied it....well in theory you are stealing, but it was an act you performed initiated by me by discriminating against you refusing to sell to you.
Personally my feeling is, if I am able and willing to purchase an ebook, and the sale is being refused because of my location....well I don't feel too bad (if at all) about acquiring a copy from somewhere. If a publisher will quite happily allow me to buy internationally and have delivered to my door the paperback version of a book but say no to me for an ebook copy....well they are missing out due to their actions.