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Originally Posted by HansTWN
Is there really such a need to get "this" book and not something else? If there is a general consensus on that, then those that still do it, won't matter in the whole scheme of things.
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It's more a case of you see it, you want it, you get it. There will be some people who will search for a specific book they have heard about and want to read, but I think those will be the minority. A lot of it tends to be in "packs" of books -- 1,000 scifi books, collection of Harry Potter / Stephen King books, etc. I would be surprised if more than 10% of the books that are downloaded actually get read.
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Originally Posted by HansTWN
When so many people believe freely copying is their right, that is when things become dangerous. That is when creativity doesn't get its reward anymore (not even a chance of getting one).
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I don't think there is any more people getting unauthorised content now than there ever has been, if you include all the people who used to buy it on CDR as well as the people who downloaded it.
But if writers are happy with getting 6p every time someone borrows their book from a (UK) library, I can't see why they wouldn't be just as happy if they got 6p every time someone downloaded it instead. For a lot of people, the internet has actually taken over the role of a library.