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Originally Posted by HarryT
Haven't we got enough things to talk about with "the real world", rather than panicking about imaginary "wrongs"?
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Given that "view once" DVDs are not imaginary, why would "read once" books be imaginary? The only reason they don't exist now is the limitations of the technology, not of the publishers. After all, if you read a book twice, aren't you stealing from the author the second time because you're reading the book without paying for it (again)? Why should you buy a book once but read it five times? That's the line the publishers are going to use ... and it's going to work.