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Originally Posted by JSWolf
I do share eBooks with my wife and mother and mother-in-law. I don't think it's wrong to do so. If I had bought the pBook, I would still share. So it's no different really. Same book, same sharing. The only difference is the ability for multiple people to read at the same time.
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Me too. Or rather I share what I purchase with my Mother. We both have ereader devices, both of which I bought last year. I see it as sheer insanity to expect me to purchase two copies of an ebook for people inside the same house. I would share with my brother and sister in law if they wished to read a book I had already shelled out for. I would do exactly the same - and have done in the past - with paperback and hardback books and probably will again in the future.
I'm not preaching or talking ethics or any such thing. I just don't see it as wrong. I'm not uploading it or reselling it online for hundreds of strangers to download, I'm lending it out to my closest family. If that's wrong then lock me up now.
Instead of placing blame for piracy, finding out why it occurs might be half the battle. I'm not saying that everyone who has paid a visit to the darknet does so because it's their only option. There will always be those who will take advantage of any technology for their own profit but lumping everyone in the same club is just wrong.