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> Unfortunately many are misled to believe that pirating books published by cartels is unethical. It's not a question of ethical vs unethical, but about which
by aleph_minus_one 3y ago
> Unfortunately many are misled to believe that pirating books published by cartels is unethical.
It's not a question of ethical vs unethical, but about which evil you consider to be the worse.
- j_maffe 3y agoYeah, I agree. I think it can be a case-by-case situation depending on both the reader and the publishere/author. An undergrad needing a course textbook that's published by a monopolistic cartel with a 300% markup? Absolutely. For well-paid worker in a developed country buying a novel written by a niche author? probably not the right thing to do.
- akho 3y agoIt's very unclear how book sales translate into income for authors. You are rewarding middlemen; these middlemen have a role that may or may not be important these days.