Originally Posted by ill_dawg
At least to an ex-pat living in SE-Asia, the whole thing is stupid. If I go to the local shops, they're full of pirated DVDs, photocopies books, knockoff clothing & electronics, etc. The only way to be sure I'm getting the real thing is usually to go through a big store on the internet. With ebooks, it just seems stupid that I can steal them but I can't buy them. How is it that a pbook can be shipped to me, but it is unthinkable to copy some information and send that instead? They do everything they can to push me out of the legitimate market. If they did nothing to stop me from buying books, or if I just had to lie on a form, I'd do it. But, since they are doing everything they can to stop me from giving them my money, I don't even feel bad about going to the darknets.
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