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Originally Posted by Harmon
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So in my view, your premise, which seems to be that the acquisition by the consumer of a digital copy of an ebook from someone other than the owner of the copyright is a criminal act on the part of the consumer, is simply wrong.
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I believe everything you said above is correct in a legal sense. I also despise DRM and think it violates my right to backup and view the product in the manner I desire on the display device I prefer. But I also believe that authors should be compensated fairly for my purchase of the book. And I do purchase legally all the books I own and read.
Where this whole discussion gets me going is when someone knowingly acquires a book illegally (i.e. without purchasing it through the normal channels). They fully well know that it is not right, that the author owns the rights and makes a living from selling the books. They KNOW they are doing wrong, yet they make up reasons and excuses to support their behavior. To me this is clearly morally wrong. To take something from someone else without their permission is theft. They know they are wrong, yet they use every excuse in the book to justify it. What has the world come to?