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Originally Posted by ardeegee
Parasitism involves one organism causing active harm to another. What you are describing is commensalism, where one organism derives a benefit and the other is nether helped or harmed. |
You're assuming that the person doing the unauthorized uploading/downloading has no economic impact on the author, publisher, editor, etc. While it may be true that most downloaders would never have purchased the ebook in the first place, it does not mean that widespread uploading won't diminish the potential market of paying customers.