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Originally Posted by HeffeD
Even in the vaguest interpretation of "fair use" laws, downloading an illegally distributed product simply because you happen to own a legal copy doesn't hold up.
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Not true.
Under Fair Use, I may make a copy of my legally purchased media, under certain conditions. It's completely legal for me to create an eBook from my pBook. What's
not legal under Fair Use is for me to distribute that copy.
So instead of spending all the time and energy, I simply download the eBook. The end result is the same. Therefore it's legal under Fair Use.
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Originally Posted by HeffeD
So you're saying if I purchase a car, I can have someone steal another one for me and I'm covered legally?
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As soon as you bring a physical object into the argument, your argument becomes invalid.
Nothing is being stolen. The person who bought the book still has the book. The person who wrote the book is still getting paid and still owns the book.
Legally speaking, copyright violation is not stealing.
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Originally Posted by HeffeD
I also find your argument of "value to the author" entertaining. Do you honestly believe that there is any business that does not pass "value to the originator" on to the consumer?
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You need to learn more about business. Just because something costs more doesn't mean that the consumer pays more.
But you missed my point: Just because there is a cost doesn't mean that it should be passed on to the customer.
As we have pointed out time and time again: eBooks that are priced at the same levels as pBooks simply don't sell well. Suckers only have so much money and when they've spent it, they don't buy more.
We know that eBooks simply do not have the same costs as pBooks. eBooks are significantly cheaper to produce. Therefore the price of eBooks should reflect that.