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Re: The situation greatly humours me. Stephen Send a noteboard - 11/07/2012 05:20:08 PM
Seeing libertarians/objectivists like Tairy complaining about the exploitation of a truly free market sounds so silly.


Eh? Stealing which is what this is (the idea that it is a victimless crime is crazy) is very much against the ideals of objectivism and the idea of a free market. A free market means the market is free to decide on prices, wages, etc...not that things are "free".

You need to do more research on politics, philosophy, and economics before you post.


I didn't mean that to sound as ignorant as it obviously came across. In no way did intend that to be advocating piracy.

What I was getting at is that in the digital realm an ebook effectively becomes an infinite reproducible resource, and as such supply infinitely outstrips demand. That means the ebook becomes effectively valueless as a commodity.

I think I should refrain from posting when lacking in sleep in the future.
"I mean, if everyone had a soul, there would be no contrast by which we could appreciate it. For giving us this perspective, we thank you." - Nate
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Terry Goodkind publicly names and shames ebook pirate - 09/07/2012 05:44:43 PM 2729 Views
In other news, Robert Jordan's ghost has accused Goodkind of piracy. And sucking. *NM* - 10/07/2012 12:46:25 AM 451 Views
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Books aren't infinitely reproduceable resources though. - 11/07/2012 09:09:08 PM 1102 Views
Re: Terry Goodkind publicly names and shames ebook pirate - 11/07/2012 07:23:27 AM 1009 Views
Genius, should have published his home address too. *NM* - 11/07/2012 11:46:31 AM 441 Views

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