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Old 04-17-2011, 10:36 AM   #107
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Originally Posted by Barcey View Post
It depends on what your mean by solving the problem. Yes your ebooks could end up on a file sharing site with your name on them and if that happened to me I would be upset and embarrassed and wouldn't loan books to that person again. Most people wouldn't want that to happen to them and that's the point. The copyright holder could attempt to come after me but they wouldn't get very far. It's not intended to be proof of a criminal offense. My ebook reader could have been lost or stolen and then all my ebooks could end up on a file sharing site. I recognize that it won't stop file sharing from happening. I just believe that it would be much more effective then what we have today and much less restrictive on fair use.
I think even the entertainment industry with their millions to spend on political party donations would have trouble getting a law passed that made it illegal to remove your personal details from a computer file.
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