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"But if the author expect for money & we bypass the paying step in anyway, I believe it's illegal." Well, sure it is. I don't think anyone will argue with you
by sho 17y ago
"But if the author expect for money & we bypass the paying step in anyway, I believe it's illegal."
Well, sure it is. I don't think anyone will argue with you there. The much more interesting question is should it be illegal; and to answer that we need to decide whether it's right or wrong. Laws are just an expression of morality, and often a pretty old expression at that.
Personally I think the discussion is near moot anyway. Sharing of digital content is basically impossible to stop on an open network, so trying to legislate against it won't change a thing regardless of anyone's ethical views. Good luck getting that infinitely replicating horse back into the barn.
- chanux 17y ago'Sharing of digital content is basically impossible to stop on an open network' I agree on this. But the problem is again whether it's right or wrong. A close example is "You hire a coder to code your idea. And somehow you bypass the paying step." Yes authors don't write custom books for you. But he expect something back to support his time & effort. But you bypass the paying step by downloading it illegally or let's say 'without paying any'. This logic is applicable for any other intellectual property. And I support software freedom. I love the freedom. When it comes free (cost wise) it's great. But there's not always free lunch. If the author expect money, we should pay. If the author doesn't expect money we should make him happy for his great work someway.