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Would that not be appropriate attitude of an author who wants to change humanity for the better? |
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Guess what, I am a self-employed person and if I do not perform accordingly, I do not get paid.
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You don't seem knowing much about running a service business. In fact, it is the basis of most businesses that you can get money back for unsatisfactory service. I know that even in the US even a waiter earns money mostly from tips (it is different in Europe where it is mostly included in the price of food). So, if people genuinely are not satisfied with the service they don't tip the waiter. As I can see the business model of paying voluntary succeeds quite nicely.
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But if some products gets returned more often than usual, it may indicate a poor quality which then is a fault of a manufacturer and not the customer. Why should movies be an exception if it works even for e-books: Quote:
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It wasn't that long ago I used to be too timid to do such things because I would read forums from people who work in customer service or retail who post scathing and insulting posts about "freeloaders" who expect such things, and didn't want to be one of "those people".... I've put up with, and kept, uncountable amounts of crap due to being a people-pleaser. This is the one thing I appreciate about libraries. I've sampled tons of books and music and movies and only bought the stuff I *really* think is worth my money. I've never needed to ask for my money back for "This stuff". I've veered slightly to quite a bit ![]() apologies in advance. |
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I have free access to libraries. I don't pay for the book that I'm reading from the library and that makes me what?
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It makes you a user of something that is provided by your city as a legal service. Do you feel like pretending to be a lawyer right now and acting obtuse intentionally, as if you can't tell the difference between that and piracy, which rather than offering physical copies in limited supply via legal means, offers unlimited copies via illegal means?l Is that an accomplishment for you?
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Whether a book was paid for or not is not the main indication of whether it infringes on copyright or not. You can get books for free if the author gives freebies, you can borrow books for free from the library, and under some conditions borrow from friends and family without infringing on copyright. You can buy a book from an unauthorized seller and you are infringing on copyright. |
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2. There are libraries who also sell books. 3. There are libraries where you only need a membership to borrow, but you can read there for free (all of the ones that I went to have this). |
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When someone sat through an entire movie then decided they wanted a refund because "I didn't like it", what they got was a polite NO. A movie theater's job is provide a certain type of experience. Whether you will like any given movie is outside of their control - it's totally a matter of your own personal preference. Watching the whole film then wanting a refund is the equivalent of eating a complete steak dinner then wanting a refund because you decided you apparently don't like steak. Now, if someone came out 30 minutes into the film and said, "You know, this isn't what I was expecting. It's just not my type of film" then we would happily give them a free ticket to another film of their choice, or a free pass to return another day. And of course, if there was a technical issue that effected the viewing experience, we would give refunds or passes because things like that ARE the responsibility of the theater. But "I sat through a two-hour movie I did not like" is all on you. |
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