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I agree. If I pirate a book and share it on the web, and I get busted for doing so, and subsequently pay a fine, I don't get to KEEP sharing it on the web.

Now, if I license the book, I might be able to come to an agreement with the author/publisher whereby I can share some of it.

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The post specifically proposes royalties for ideas from books, not royalties for the books themselves. You would absolutely still be able to share ideas you learned from the books you pirated in that situation. It'd be insanely draconian if you couldn't.

(Then again, US copyright law often is insanely draconian.)

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