Jeremy is neither particularly bright, nor endowed with an admirable sense of ethics.  Sadly, he is typical of a rapidly-growing segment of society who take without giving and believe themselves so special that the rest of society should feel privileged to serve them.  

My wife and I make our living from writing.  She's written several NYT bestselling novels.  Currently, we're predicting the collapse of paid publishing within five to ten years.  We'll continue to produce the best books possible while it remains profitable to write. After that, we'll continue to write, but not publish, waiting for a time when it makes financial sense to release those works. Bad dogs get no treats, and immoral thieves don't deserve our work.