Perhaps if readers were more confident that the majority of the money went to the author, people would feel more guilty about depriving the author of payment. I think most of the filesharing community feels that the record industry is a vestigal organ that will slowly fall off and die – I don’t know to what extent that feeling would extend to publishing houses since they are to some extent a different animal. In the end, I think that regular people will never feel very guilty “stealing” from a faceless corporation, or to a lesser extent, a multi-millionaire like King.
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The Millions: Confessions of a Book Pirate
This is a good interview. I really appreciate that he considers his actions morally wrong, but still has reasons for doing them. Too many pirates look at it like they’re fighting the power, or like it’s some cause, or something noble. That’s baffling to me. If you’re doing wrong, accept that it’s wrong as you do it. Don’t dress it up. Just be real.
That goes double for pot smokers. Just say you like to get high, don’t front like you’re the next Bob Marley.
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