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Originally Posted by Steven Lyle Jordan
You're right in that it is arguable. But again, you're comparing the handling of used physical products to the handling of an ebook file, and I contend that it's a bad analogy: A used physical product is by definition no longer new, and according to law, cannot be sold as "new"; an ebook cannot be considered used, since its "used" state is essentially the same as "new."
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The analogy still works, because the argument is still the same; the guy who sold the use tool is "stealing" a sale from the company that makes them. That's the argument against ebook piracy, isn't it? That people who download them don't buy them?
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I fail to see what this has to do with societies "hanging together," or how copyright somehow breaks that assumption. These laws are designed to prevent theft and financial chaos, which are counter to society. If they don't work properly, they must be improved to the satisfaction of society.
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What about the example of the parent who's unable to share their ebook with their child because of copyright infringement concerns? Or if the law were to somehow evolve into a situation where letting someone borrow a computer or laptop with software or ebooks installed would become a crime? Its only one bad court decision away.