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Originally Posted by Krystian Galaj
Pirated media is more often higher quality than legal copies, at least in my experience.
I haven't found any malware in a book yet - it's not a program, it's not a code to run, the worst thing to happen would be to have a script virus in DOC file, but there aren't many DOC files among pirated books.
Those who scan and release books, or break DRM generally don't make money off it, and think badly of people making money off pirated copies.
I believe that by downloading a pirated book one gives a hint to publishing industry that they should compete with piracy through accessibility and quality of ebooks and not through DRMs.
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If malware were to be transmitted, it would probably be part of the total download package and not actually attached to the e-book or sent once the downloaders had your IP addy. A good firewall would stop that.
The only message downloading pirated books will send the publishing industry is their attempts to prevent piracy through DRM are justified and may encourage them to increase their efforts.
Pirating and buying books with DRM and cracking the DRM are both illegal according to the warped laws we have but at least the person buying a book and cracking the DRM for personal use only has paid the publisher and author(s) for the book. Piracy is plain old stealing no matter how you try to justify it.