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Originally Posted by leebase
I disagree with the "right" to resell a digital file. There is no degradation of a digital file and no way to guarantee that someone isn't keeping the file the "sold" nor selling multiple copies. Physical and digital goods are different
Lee
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It's acceptable to sell old CDs, and of course CDs are easily copied by anyone with a computer and very little technical know-how. It's ok to sell old DVDs, which are also easily copyable. Netflix somehow stays in business even though people can literally get any DVD they want and copy it. Libraries lend CDs and DVDs even though they have no way of knowing if someone is keeping or giving away copies. It's also perfectly legal to take a book that you own and turn it into an ebook, though this is of course much more labor intensive and not often done.
I guess the point I'm trying to make is that people can and do copy many things. Why should this fact prevent a second sale in the case of ebooks but nothing else?