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Originally Posted by Liviu_5
My personal opinion is that any e-content is licensed not owned, whether drm'ed or not and no legal secondary market is going to evolve.
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When it comes down to it, any book, album, DVD and newspaper you buy is licensing a
copy of the original product for personalized use. Secondary markets for most items usually come about
without the express blessing of the original property owners. However, it's rarely considered an issue unless:
A. The seller creates and sells multiple copies of their single product; or
B. The seller tries to pass themselves off as the original author of someone else's work.
This is because it does not
unduly compromise the original author's market, in the eyes of the law. As long as these two caveats are not broken, I don't see why even e-books cannot become a secondary market product in time.