> I'm sure if your livelihood was affected by piracy, you would feel differently. The livelihood of many researchers is affected by piracy - in a positive way.

> I'm sure if your livelihood was affected by piracy, you would feel differently. The livelihood of many researchers is affected by piracy - in a positive way. If these shadow libraries wouldn't exist, they would have a much harder time doing their research (and thus - to bring in livelihood - staying in their research position and/or getting research grants).