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Originally Posted by HansTWN
PKFFW, unfortunately these guys need to hear it again and again... That they are still looking to justify such behavior is a sign that they may still feel the guilt. A good sign.
My guess is that we will wind up in the Google world with our books all free and infested with ads on every second page. Either that or people will wake up to the fact that they are actually shooting themselves in the foot. They save a few bucks and society loses, they lose their future opportunities for work, for income, for enjoyment. Someone, somewhere always has to pay.
You don't want to pay anything? Just go for the library, free classics, free offerings on many sites.
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"Piracy" is also a product of the success of technology. Everything is available NOW - Instant Gratification! Can't be bothered going to cinema to watch a movie, I'll download it. Can't be bothered going to the library - I'll download a pirated book.
Mind you, as somebody already pointed out in this thread, most of these "downloads" never gets utilised. For example, people download crappy movie cam-job rip, watch it for 30 seconds and give up.
Similarly with books - people go and download them. But how many of these books are actually read?
I honestly do not believe that e-book piracy represents a big threat to publishing industry. Of course, it's wrong, but I doubt Steven King will have to start looking for a second job any time soon.
I think the two driving forces will force some sort of middle-of-the-road solution: Technology and market. Technology already has solutions, market wants to buy stuff - the only remaining actor to wake up and smell the roses is the publishing industry.