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Old 02-10-2012, 01:46 PM   #9
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Originally Posted by cybmole View Post
oh come on - you suggest that if I buy a paperback, finish reading it , then give or loan it to a relative... I could end up in court?? - no way.

so why apply a higher standard to an ebook, esp if its one that they could legally & for free borrow from a library anyway, if the whole DRM/ ADE alphabet soup rigmarole was not to off-putting.
Because there's a fundamental difference. If you lend a book to a friend, there is only one physical copy. When you "lend" a friend an ebook you are creating additional copies: both you and your friend now have a copy of the book. By creating extra copies of it, you've entered the realm of copyright law.
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