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Old 03-02-2012, 05:20 PM   #276
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Originally Posted by latepaul View Post
Suppose B&N took over Dropbox - or did a deal with them - and automatically created a copy of the file in your dropbox folder when you purchased a book. Would you expect them to also delete that file when the author removed the book?

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I can understand that and if I were an author I wouldn't sign with Select. However I'm not convinced that an author can retroactively rescind my right to a copy I've legitimately acquired.
When you buy an e-book, unfortunately, you do not buy a copy. You buy a license to view the work. That license is rarely specified as eternal. I believe the boilerplate verbiage is that it can be legally revoked at any time. IANAL.
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