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Originally Posted by stonetools
Correct . I would add that to "share" a digital file you MUST make a copy. When people talk about lending or giving away an ebook what they really mean is making a copy of the file and transferring it to someone else
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Actually, it is not necessary to make a copy of a digital file to share it. I may be nitpicking here, but all the "sharer" needs to do is place the digital file at a location that both parties can access. Whether the file even needs to be copied by the other party depends on the software used to access the file.
DRM even allows for some of this kind of "sharing", i.e. I can allow trusted friends and family to access my Amazon or B&N account for up to 6 devices. I can also lend selected titles for 2 weeks to a person not on my account. In either case the file is copied but I do not make the copy.
But for other digital files, for example, on shared drives without DRM, they may be accessed by anyone who has permission to access the drive without copying.
I speak of course about *sharing* as opposed to giving, which I think was addressed above--the removal of the file from anything you can access is implicit in that process.