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Originally Posted by dmaul1114
You are correct. But to me that just says laws need updating to deal with issues of theft of digital content.
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I agree that the law needs updating - but not only to protect copyright holders - also, it needs updating to protect consumers!
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If a person gets a copy of an e-book that is for sale that they didn't pay for, it should be considered theft and treated as a minor misdemeanor theft just like stealing a $5-10 physical book IMO.
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I understand this view, although I don't agree with it.
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The DRM issues just need ironed out and fair use clearly defined. Someone should be able to loan e-books to people for a limited amount of time. People should be able to sell or give away their ebooks--as long as they don't keep a copy themselves. People should be able to put the ebooks they bought on different reading devices they own.
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I agree with all of that (although I'd prefer no DRM).
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But getting copies of stuff you didn't pay for that's for sale is wrong,
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Yes
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and the laws need to change
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No - to define them as something else
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as it's taking sales away from publishers, authors and e-book stores.
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Maybe - but not always. Sometimes they get more sales.
I think that it would be a very bad thing if every teenager with an mp3 on their ipod that they hadn't paid for were prosecuted for theft and branded criminals. It is not the appropriate crime, in my view. You would be labelling as thieves much of the population.