> Why shouldn't I? Is it somehow my responsibility to keep the food on your table?
If someone wants to release his book for free he can do it, we have a law that protects those that do not.
> Just because you spent time doing something doesn't give you the right to deny everyone else their right of sharing information.
He doesn't deny anything to anyone, as I said before if someones wants to write books for free he can do it and he can share it with everyone. You deny his right to get paid for his work.
The law protects against somebody else making money. It is not very effective in making readers pay the author.
> You deny his right to get paid for his work.
I think he (and me) is saying there is no such right in general. There is only "copyright" - the right to distribute the copies, or sell the license. But there is no right to get paid.
If someone wants to release his book for free he can do it, we have a law that protects those that do not.
> Just because you spent time doing something doesn't give you the right to deny everyone else their right of sharing information.
He doesn't deny anything to anyone, as I said before if someones wants to write books for free he can do it and he can share it with everyone. You deny his right to get paid for his work.