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On Sep 12, 2012, at 2:23 AM, Joseph Catron <jncatron at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Wed, Sep 12, 2012 at 4:13 AM, C W Sedley <cwsedley at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> A data point on ebook piracy: based on the forums on the websites I
>> frequent, a lot of the "customers" are third-world students
>> (particularly from South Asia and Africa) who are unable to afford the
>> mandatory textbooks. Textbooks are a racket and I fully endorse their
>> piracy.
>
>
> In Gaza, everyone pirates, even the universities, because in many cases,
> the siege doesn't offer any other options. Recreational readers who smuggle
> in actual, physical books cherish them, but that's an unusual scenario. I
> can't oppose this, even in the abstract/meaningless sense in which I might
> normally agree with Andie, Doug, Joanna, etc. (In practical terms, I'm
> unsure what their complaints are intended to accomplish; it's more likely
> for capitalism to fall than for everyone to decide to voluntarily pay for
> digital property again.)
>
> --
> "Hige sceal þe heardra, heorte þe cenre, mod sceal þe mare, þe ure mægen
> lytlað."
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