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Originally Posted by EowynCarter
What about autors, publishers, all that.
When you go to work every day, you expect your boss to pay you right ?
Authors writing a book, they decide what to do. If they wanna say "I want to earn a living with my book", they have a right to do that.
Then, it's up to you to decide you you want the book or not. Don't want to pay, live without it.
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Of course.
But this is not an either or proposition.
In times past, some bought the book, others borrowed it either from an original purchaser, or from a library. Or bought it, but for $1 at a yard sale.
It's not much different now. When the price is right, most people buy the titles they are interested in.
A lot of the downloaders either cannot find a title they want legitimately (e.g. Harry Potter), or they are ratpacks, who in real life would not buy the title, and will likely never read it.
Look at the top downloaded title, Kama Sutra, and tell me if you really believe that the vast majority of "pirates" will ever read it. Or if they would have purchased it in real life.