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Old 05-18-2010, 03:39 PM   #67
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As you and others seem to similarly dismiss "piracy," without providing more than heresay, anecdotal evidence and "possibilities" for your points, and suggesting that the world will somehow magically reward authors who start giving their work away. IOW, you're not the only one who's "distressed."
I don't see what the fuss is about. Writers lose more money from people buying second hand books than they ever will through piracy. I don't think I've ever seen anyone have a fit about that and demand that all the second hand book shops be burnt down and all the second hand book buyers be locked away in jail.


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But again, if you want to come up with a nice, PC word for "not wanting to pay for other people's efforts," you're welcome to do so.
Unauthorised content consumers. Or in the case of books, just "readers" will suffice.
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