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Originally Posted by Sweetpea
I don't feel any guilt when I download a book from a dead author.
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My "guilt index" is largely the same as yours, but the poll results imply something different, which is interesting. According to the poll, more people would endorse copying a book which has not been made available locally than would endorse copying a book by a dead author. It's as if the majority is more bothered about following rules than reimbursing the (living!) author.
This concern for the income of the dead seems cryptic to me. Coughin' up in this case seems beyond the spirit of the law. They don't have a ghost of a chance of using the money, so why shouldn't they be passed over?
I'll get my coat.