Thread: Kindle Library Loans Goes Live Today, 21 Sep 2011
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Old 09-21-2011, 02:19 PM   #19
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It seems that in a way digital books are actually good for corporations and bad for the reading public because copyright law doesn't prevent physical book lending due to the first sale doctrine, I believe. However, with digital books a publisher can require any purchaser to agree not to lend the book (or have DRM in place)...and if they do lend the book (or circumvent the DRM), they can get sued in civil court and/or face criminal penalties. Right?
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