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Originally Posted by bobcdy
I'm not sure that I see any difference in morality between downloading/reading an illegal ebook of a currently published ebook/paper book and borrowing a library's or friend's paper book because both are infringing on the publisher/author's or used book seller's profit from a sale. And if the ebook/paper book is not currently available for purchase from a publisher then there is absolutely no infringement on sale rights except for those of used book sellers who are not paying anything to the publisher or the author.
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I don't know what you mean by `sale rights'. There certainly is not a right for an author or publisher to have a sale if you want to read a book. If I bought a book, my wife has a right to read it also and the author does not have a right to demand a sale to her. Same when I lend my book to anybody else. Or when I sell it second hand to somebody. Just as the car manufacturer doesn't have a right when I sell my car or lend it to somebody. It surely deprives (or infringes as you say) the manufacturer from his profit. So what. He doesn't have a right to get an income from every use of the car. He got the income when I bought the car, and that's it. When I make income from the car by using it as a taxi cab, or use it as a rent-a-car, the car manufacturer doesn't get any money from it. Why would that be different for books?