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Originally Posted by mr ploppy
Without piracy there would have never been an ebook industry. Just like there would have never been an mp3 industry. Piracy created a demand for devices that make use of pirated content away from the computer, and it is those devices that made it possible to profit from digital content.
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Ripping a CD you own so you can use your media on a different device isn't the same as piracy. Piracy is taking something that the owner will never be paid for; in other words, stealing.
There were portable CD players before MP3 players. MP3 players were devloped so more tunes could be placed on a single device. If anything, the MP3 industry developed in spite of piracy. And, if anything, piracy will hinder the e-book industry, not enable it.
Actually, it just doesn't really matter if piracy enables or inhibits new industries. It's still stealing and if you don't have a sense of right or wrong, then there is the problem.