tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2125325709844932289.post460284332638320218..comments2023-09-07T07:16:10.305-04:00Comments on Flights of Fantasy: Well, now I've heard it allMarian Pererahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15700524210146863718noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2125325709844932289.post-7819113621886694692010-12-08T20:21:57.735-05:002010-12-08T20:21:57.735-05:00bigwords88 : And speaking as someone who came from...<b>bigwords88</b> : And speaking as someone who came from such an impoverished country, I didn't see too many people in Sri Lanka downloading books to their Kindles or Nooks. Illegally or otherwise. <br /><br /><b>Maria</b> : Yeah, you'd think authors would consider the needs of impoverished people in Third World countries before selling their books for the best deals...<br /><br /><b>Lela Gwenn</b> : My sentiments exactly, until I recovered enough to write a post about it. <br /><br /><b>Tasha</b> : Yes, it's the same as going to a bricks-and-mortar bookstore and making an identical copy of any book there. It's a ripoff. <br /><br /><b>JH</b> : "<i>there's whole lotta white man's burden going on in that argument</i>" - that says it all. :DMarian Pererahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15700524210146863718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2125325709844932289.post-21326782728515639622010-12-06T22:39:53.864-05:002010-12-06T22:39:53.864-05:00Putting everything else aside, there's whole l...Putting everything else aside, there's whole lotta white man's burden going on in that argument.<br /><br />If only information were free, the poor people of the world could receive the wisdom of our fantasy novels...!JHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07899470444492391820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2125325709844932289.post-21216140411507605522010-12-05T04:18:47.167-05:002010-12-05T04:18:47.167-05:00Ugh. Trying to turn thievery into a noble act.
W...Ugh. Trying to turn thievery into a noble act.<br /><br />Why is it that the same people who would never consider stealing a car or clothes or whatever, persist on thinking it's somehow okay to steal a book or music or a film online? Somehow, they totally disregard the fact that someone worked extremely hard to produce those works, and are trying to make some kind of livlihood from them.gypsyscarletthttp://gypsyscarlett.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2125325709844932289.post-18884095890385164992010-12-04T23:14:56.436-05:002010-12-04T23:14:56.436-05:00Wow, that's really just...WowWow, that's really just...WowAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15624997816376441123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2125325709844932289.post-27241648483849352772010-12-04T15:48:29.242-05:002010-12-04T15:48:29.242-05:00Somebody is always trying to justify their behavio...Somebody is always trying to justify their behavior.<br /><br />Why not just say it's the author's fault for not giving the work away?Maria Zanninihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01604862636922299273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2125325709844932289.post-69686996424021210622010-12-04T14:01:57.333-05:002010-12-04T14:01:57.333-05:00Just when I thought I had read every excuse for th...Just when I thought I had read every excuse for the perpetuation of thievery, along comes another one. There have been numerous violations which have been <i>proven</i> to have a primarily first-country audience, so any defense which cites the beneficial outcomes for impoverished individuals can be easily countered.<br /><br />The harsh truth is that most (if not all) of the illegal downloads which have been brought to the notice of the authors whose work is being misappropriated is due solely to people wanting something for nothing. There are no excuse for that, and their attempts to legitimize the theft is trollish. Don't give them the satisfaction of responding to their nonsense.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com