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They have paid the price already. You pay the libraries cost either directly or through your taxes.
by p_nathan 16y ago
They have paid the price already. You pay the libraries cost either directly or through your taxes.
- beoba 16y agoA single copy being handed out potentially infinitely! For free! THEFT!
- mattmanser 16y agoSome countries actually pay a fee per time leant out: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_Lending_Right http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_Lending_Right And a single copy can only service a small number too, not an infinite number, as only one person can be in possession of it at one time and usually borrow it for weeks at a time.
- olalonde 16y agoSo if I call up my local library and make sure the book is available, it is ethical to download the pirated copy... right?
- notquite 16y agoNo, you should check out the book so they know people are interested in it and perhaps then will order more copies. Maybe it would then be ok to download it and use it for the period you have it checked out, but even that is debatable because then you might be supporting the continuation of the illegal distribution, causing more people to download it illegally.