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Originally Posted by nekokami
I think you're talking about two different things here. In this paragraph, you're talking about the outcome of breaking DRM, and sharing files. When we started this bit of the conversation, we were talking about the ethics of acquiring digital copies of works already purchased in paper form. While I agree that these two activities are related, I don't believe the ethics are the same.
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We are talking about two different things, but they are inextricably linked. As I said, publishers fear that if you have an unprotected copy of an ebook, you
will share it, which is why they impose DRM in the first place.
Meanwhile, the ethics are fairly straight-forward. Does the license permit you to get a free ebook copy of the book you have in paper, as in the Baen Free Library offerings (where people go back as often as not and buy the paper editions, which is why the Library exists), or in paper works also issued by the author in electronic form under a Creative Commons license (like all of Cory Doctorow's stuff)? Grab. Enjoy. Share.
If it
isn't explicitly stated you have a right to do that, doing so is questionable, though I understand the motive and agree with the "This is for personal use and I don't share" practice.
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Dennis