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Originally Posted by SimonSays
I agree with that, but authors still lose money whether someone steals an ebook or paperback and they aren't happy when profits go down (less profits may end up not writing anymore). That's all I was trying to say
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There no guarantee of profit though. I'd say it's against the public interest to enforce someone's profit margin or buisness model. Some people might not write if there's no profit, other people will and let's be honest quality is subjective. On a personal level, I like the authors I like, I want to support them, I buy their books when priced reasonably, I buy them used when not but on an ideological level I feel bound to speak out against the kind of madness going on with copyright these days and I can't fault people who game an unjust system. Copyright is a monopoly over a creative work, to get back on topic just because one might be able to afford an overpriced ebook doesn't mean they should have to. States can and do regulate monopolies and don't allow them to gouge with pricing statutory pricing isn't unheard of, look at your utility bills sometime. Amazon in their own way tried to set price at $10 maybe someone with a bigger stick will come along and force it, maybe infringement rates will skyrocket, maybe content providers will have it thrown in their face that less profit isn't the same as losing money as creditors don't beat down your doors when the amount over what it takes to pay your bills goes down.