On Tuesday 31 January 2006 06:49 am, James Britt wrote:
> Ryan Leavengood wrote:
> > On 1/30/06, tsumeruby / tsumelabs.com <tsumeruby / tsumelabs.com> wrote:
> >>I as well. Perhaps some of our friends at Yahoo can get his IP to track
> >> him?
> >
> > What's the point? While he has violated copyright he did not appear to
> > do it maliciously, and he is likely from a country where copyright is
> > not so sanctified as it is in the US and Europe. The cat is out of the
> > bag and it is extremely difficult to determine what "lost revenue" his
> > copyright violation may have caused for the copyright holders. Likely
> > not enough to warrant paying lawyers to track him down and try to sue.
>
> Exactly.  I believe that most of the people on this list would buy those
> items if they wanted them, or already have them.
>
> I think the number of people who received this mail, and now think, "Oh,
> good; I was going to pay or this, but now I won't", is quite small.

Okay, If I pirated loads of books, what is the point of reading a book many 
times unless its a reference book like the pickaxe? I don't think some books 
could be considered for repetitive reading. So once the book is read, it 
becomes useless to the holder.

I do understand people do pirate books to read them before buying them, and 
even programs out there which show parts of the book just aren't enough to 
judge a book before buying, but I don't think someone needs to spam everyone 
on the list with huge attachments. There should really be a "trial book" from 
the publishers if people wished to perform this type of engagement.

Tsume