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Authors need to frame the conversation better: It's a contract. You don't get to read my book unless you pay me money. It doesn't matter that the author stil
by jasonkester 8y ago
Authors need to frame the conversation better: It's a contract. You don't get to read my book unless you pay me money.
It doesn't matter that the author still has a copy or whether you think you're "stealing". None of that matters. You can do whatever you like, so long as you give money to the author before you consume their thing. That's the deal, take it or leave it.
Frame the transaction that way, and at least you won't get so many people who think they haven't done anything wrong.
- lambda_lover 8y agoSo if I go to my local library and check out a copy of the book (that my taxes paid for, presumably) I'm stealing from the author? I pirate most of my ebooks because they're typically poorly made ports of the physical books. When I truly enjoy reading a book, I order a physical copy and add it to my shelf, so the physical copy becomes a) a conversation piece in my home 2) a decoration 3) available for my next read. But because I do most of my reading on the subway or while travelling, I still lean toward using my Kindle most of the time.
- exolymph 8y agoNah, that won't make a difference. People who pirate media know that they're accessing the content illicitly, they just rationalize it because it's convenient. For example, if a movie costs more than $5 to rent on Amazon Prime, I'm probably gonna pirate it. Not because I think I "deserve" to do so, but 1) it's possible and 2) minor hassle < $5.