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The stolen Xbox is gone, nobody can buy it. The Ebook can be downloaded no matter how many times someone does so without paying. I'm not sure about books, but a
by hellrich 16y ago
The stolen Xbox is gone, nobody can buy it.
The Ebook can be downloaded no matter how many times someone does so without paying.
I'm not sure about books, but at least for US movies/tv-series it can take quite an amount of time to be legally available in Europe. Even if they are available via Hulu inside the US!
I understand the reason (earning money by selling licenses to foreign TV channels), but it surely encourages "stealing" the content by using nonofficial media-portals.
- docgnome 16y agoEven if it "encourages" it hardly justifies it. It is breaking the law, plain and simple. I'm rather tired of people shifting the blame to the content producers or publishers. If you're going to break the law, at least own up to it and don't try to shift the blame.
- hellrich 16y agoI didn't want to talk about law, it's surely illegal. We could talk abbout ethics, I don't believe the current rules for IP are fair. But let's simply talk about business opportunities - as others have pointed out, you can make money with free downloads and a donation button. Or bundling some advertisment with your product. Static content (e.g. music, books, most games,...) can and will be pirated, whining won't stopp anyone.