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dmaul1114 · 03-02-2010, 07:49 PM

I get all that DF.

But piracy isn't the answer. The answer is boycotts, writing letters to publishers in mass etc.

All you do by pirating stuff is keeping the vicious cycle going. Consumers get annoyed, have senses of entitlement etc. They pirate more stuff. Publishers see piracy going up, get more paranoid and become even less likely to drop DRM etc.

Do the moral thing and don't pirate, but boycott that publisher. Get others to do the same. Write them everytime you want to buy an e-book that's not available or is priced higher than the cheapest print version etc.

Don't just pirate it and use some lame justifications about evil publishers etc. To wrongs do not make a right.

03-02-2010, 07:49 PM	#66
dmaul1114 Wizard Posts: 2,300 Karma: 1121709 Join Date: Feb 2009 Device: Amazon Kindle 1	I get all that DF. But piracy isn't the answer. The answer is boycotts, writing letters to publishers in mass etc. All you do by pirating stuff is keeping the vicious cycle going. Consumers get annoyed, have senses of entitlement etc. They pirate more stuff. Publishers see piracy going up, get more paranoid and become even less likely to drop DRM etc. Do the moral thing and don't pirate, but boycott that publisher. Get others to do the same. Write them everytime you want to buy an e-book that's not available or is priced higher than the cheapest print version etc. Don't just pirate it and use some lame justifications about evil publishers etc. To wrongs do not make a right.