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Originally Posted by khalleron
Fictionwise used to offer that service. When I bought my Sony, I was able to download all the books I'd bought from FW years before.
Once again, it's the definition of a 'license' rather than ownership that establishes that one is entitled to replacement copies from the provider.
At issue for Angst is whether it's OK to obtain copies elsewhere if the provider fails to honor that tacit agreement.
For myself, once B&N bought FW, I went in and backed up all the books I had bought - I didn't trust them to keep faith anymore. Unfortunately, I was correct.
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The definition of license does not imply any such thing. These words actually have objective meaning, you know . Now if you want to use Fictionwise's purchase by B&N as a fig leaf to cover the action you took, fine. But don't try to twist this into providing moral sanction for doing something illegal or of dubious morality.