I don't see that it is a stupid argument.
It's like downloading stuff I own on CD because I can't be bothered to go into the loft and get the CD down and rip it.

Or downloading TV series that I know someone who has watched as they would have described it to me anyway so there is nothing wrong with me watching it.
(Bazongaloid, Thu 29 Aug 2013, 12:01, 1 reply, 12 years ago)

I think the problem with books is the ownership model
as in, how do I prove it for a book I bought 20 years ago?

Edit - I didn't read the last line of you post properly. SneakyROFFLE.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Thu 29 Aug 2013, 12:02, Reply)

Send the publisher a photo of you in your house with a cup of tea and a copy of the book.

(Bazongaloid, Thu 29 Aug 2013, 12:06, Reply)

THIS CANNOT FAIL.

( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Thu 29 Aug 2013, 12:07, Reply)

This is the sensible answer we have been searching for.
*applauds*
( MEATSNAKE Richard Hammond, Thu 29 Aug 2013, 12:09, Reply)