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Originally Posted by pietvo
No, I'm not confusing morals and laws. But what other moral issues are there regarding copyright? There used to be a time when there were no copyrights. You could just copy a book and it was considered right to do so. Copyright is something that is defined by law, not by morals. So I do make that distinction certainly. On the other hand I also feel morally obliged to conform to the law. Well, in fact, I go a bit further - I will not download illegal copies of ebooks although the law in my country allows it.
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All I'm saying is morals and laws are different. Morals are doing what is right in society and towards others (in this case authors and their representatives in particular).
Laws are attempts to codify what governments (influenced by people, business, corporations) and perhaps society believes are absolutes.
Simply because you can do something or it is not illegal does not make it the right thing to do.
And no I don't believe in absolute morals, but I do believe in treating others as you would expect to be treated within the context of society and doing the right things for others, for society and for posterity -- in that order.
