As an author, this did not set well with me.  People may think that it's okay because the artist, the publisher, or whomever has made their money and won't suffer because a few people accessed their work with out paying for it.  I have even had people say to me that it all balances out in the end because the person who saw the work may tell someone else about it and that person may actually go out and buy it. 

 

I have also heard that it is no different than someone buying the book and then passing it on to other readers.  Although I understand that analogy I have to disagree.  I disagree because the person that may buy a book is not going to share it with a hundred other people in their address book, which opens the door for each of them to share it with everyone in their address book and so forth and so on.

 

The movie industry as well as the music industry seem to have weathered the storm; but I am not so sure the book industry will have such luck.  Even if the major publishers were to combat this growing issue, where does it leave independent presses and self-published authors like myself.

 

I do not know your stance on the subject but I do ask that if the opportunity presents itself that you would put yourself in the shoes of the artist and simply press delete.

 

NOTE: Image is not the actual machine.