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Old 06-16-2010, 01:15 PM   #33
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Originally Posted by Lady Fitzgerald View Post
There is a large danger in pirating books (or anything else). Ignoring that pirated media is often lower quality than legal copies, even if you could justify pirating a copy of something (replacing a damaged original, for example), pirated media is often rife with malware. You would also be supporting the pirates.
I don't know who told you that, but I'm guessing you got it from an entertainment industry press release?

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Here is an analogy to what I am talking about. I bought a used F150 truck recently. I really wanted (and needed) the additional trailer towing capacity of an F350 but couldn't afford to buy or operate one. Would that justify me to buy the F150 then go out and steal a dealer's F350 (heck, they have plenty more)? A little extreme but essentially the same principle is involved.
Nobody is suggesting that anyone steal the computers that the ebooks are stored on, so it is not the same principle at all.
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