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Originally Posted by Lemurion
Interesting poll questions.
One option I don't see is "It's OK to copy a book so that I can use my already paid-for electronic version on a different (or incompatible) device." (For example stripping DRM so I can put a Kindle book on my Sony). I think that's an important omission because very few people will be opposed to that and so it helps show that there really is a continuum and that very few people are going to be always on one side or the other.
I also used to pirate books that I already owned when there was no legally available electronic copy. Though in many cases I later bought electronic editions when they became available.
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Exactly what I tend to do! Just try and find any of the earlier "Shadowrun" books in ebook format. I *own* all of them in paperback, but they're getting worn out and I prefer e-books these days. Same is true for L. Neil Smith's "The Probability Broach" (which is so strange because they've e-booked "The Venus Belt" and "The American Zone" which come after that one) and "The Crystal Empire" - although TCE is coming out soon.
Plus, while I prefer my Kindles, I keep the Bookeen Cybook Gen3 around for those times when I'm out and about and there's a chance my e-reader will get ripped off. So, naturally, I strip the DRM from my Kindle purchases to read them on the Cybook.
Derek