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Old 12-27-2011, 06:11 PM   #22
taustin
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Originally Posted by rogue_librarian View Post
I'm afraid it's slightly more complicated than that.



So how does that support your initial argument? It can be done with physical goods, it routinely is done, it should be comparatively straight forward with digital goods.
Because ebook files are not physical goods. The same laws cannot be applied without extensive re-interpretation.

And geo-restrictions are rooted in contracts signed by both author and publisher, and were included to protect the author's interests, not the publishers.


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So, stupidity and greed, after all?
Never said that wasn't part of it. Just that it's caused by authors as much as (or perhaps even more) by publishers.
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