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If someone creates something and decides not to sell it that is their right. You don't have a divine right to other peoples belongings.


Absolutely. But that person also does not have a divine right to prevent someone else from copying and selling/distributing it either. Especially when doing so does not deprive the original creator of anything unlike physically stealing something.


In what universe does someone selling a book I wrote not deprive me of those same sales? How about I sell my book if I choose to and you decide whether to sell yours.


It doesn't "deprive" you of anything. You're not entitled to a business model.




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