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Originally Posted by ProfCrash
I did not get the CDs free for the LPs I had bought when I moved from albums to CDs. I don't expect to get the digital version of books that I purchased for free now.
If I want the e-book version of something I already own, I buy it. I have probably repurchased about 50 books for my e-reader because I wanted to read the e-book version. I will repurchase the Harry Potter books when they become available as e-books.
I have a feeling that is going to be a long, long time coming.
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I don't really think this is an argument to get anything free per se, it's an argument of what is (or should be) fair use.
Your LP/CD analogy is somewhat lacking... To make it more apt CDs and CD players would have to be exclusive. Memorex brand CDs only work in Memorex brand CD players, and Pioneer CDs in Pioneer brand players. You would only be allowed to listen to certain music in certain locations, and if you wanted to lend a CD to your neighbor you would also have to lend him your stereo system as well.
A scenario similar to this would probably have resulted in at least a few (warranted) consumer complaints, and the music publishers would have hopefully seen the light and relented.