E-books... Stealing?
Yes, It's just the same thing as downloading music and films.
I do not mean by the law.
I want to know your thoughts about all of this "free" stuff.
I want to know your thoughts about all of this "free" stuff.
Oh.. Personally I don't download stuff because if I think something is good I want the person/persons who did it to get my support.
And where I live we have libraries that not only lend out book but also computer games, movies and musical CDs for free, so if you don't have money to buy youp can always go there.
And where I live we have libraries that not only lend out book but also computer games, movies and musical CDs for free, so if you don't have money to buy youp can always go there.
Yes, It's just the same thing as downloading music and films.
But,what would you(person who is reading this not IPD alone)do if you dint have access to what you want were you live?
BUY e-books, music etc over the internet! Or order the fysical objects over internet.
Lets try and think of this using our favorite book Dinkc
I don't see the problem... It's comparable to getting a book from the library for free, IMO.
The only real difference is that the book you get from the library you have to return eventually. But if you rarely read the same book twice anyway, that's a pretty nonconsequential detail.
The only real difference is that the book you get from the library you have to return eventually. But if you rarely read the same book twice anyway, that's a pretty nonconsequential detail.
Well... what do you mean by a free e-book? If it's free because the author is giving it away or if it's now public domain then I don't see any problem. If it's free because some pirate is making copies then it's no different to stealing software or films 
No, it's not theft. I'm not modifying or altering the original document in any way if I download a copy of it.
Of course it is! This one time, I even downloaded a lady's handbag then drove away in my freshly downloaded Aston Martin, while my accomplice read his downloaded book collection.
It's technically stealing, but two nuances need to be made:
1) It's possible the product is not available in your country and ordering it is impossible/too expensive. In this case, you would not buy the product anyway, so downloading it does not constitute theft, as the author would not have been paid regardless.
2) A book you can get at your library is just as much stealing as downloading it is, IF it's available in libraries to begin with.
It's stealing none the less in the eyes of the law though.
1) It's possible the product is not available in your country and ordering it is impossible/too expensive. In this case, you would not buy the product anyway, so downloading it does not constitute theft, as the author would not have been paid regardless.
2) A book you can get at your library is just as much stealing as downloading it is, IF it's available in libraries to begin with.
It's stealing none the less in the eyes of the law though.
