You're also missing the part where someone had to purchase the book new in order for it to arrive at the used book store. Now, I understand that even a used bo

You're also missing the part where someone had to purchase the book new in order for it to arrive at the used book store. Now, I understand that even a used book can be sold back to a used book store, so the cycle might happen a few times, but in most cases, someone had to purchase that book new before selling it to the bookstore. TomOfTTB's point about societal values is a good one if people who pirate content are actually trying to morally justify their actions, but I'm not really convinced that they are. I do think, though, that if the industries backing SOPA put as many resources as they have towards suing customers and lobbying congress towards making new products and innovating the technology in their respective spaces that there actually wouldn't be a problem. But then, I still firmly believe that the reason people pirate content is because it's easier and more convenient than the "store" options. (DRM, transferability, etc)