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Originally Posted by Xanthe
But really, legal or not, is that likely to happen?
Whoever in my family who wants them is going to get my ebooks, my videos, my movies, my music, my audiobooks and my games - same as with any of my physical possessions. I bought them and they are mine to do with as I please, as far as I'm concerned.
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I'm not disagreeing with you. Like many here, the first thing I do is strip the DRM and save a backup in my collection. But those of us who do that are probably less than 1% of the ebook-buying public.
What I object to is that, with ebooks, publishers have quietly tried to re-define a book sale into a book licensing, without any commensurate lowering of price, and without any real discussion (outside of their fine print) of what rights vanish with the sale of the physical artifact. But now I'm
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