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Originally Posted by Rylon
"But!" I hear someone say, "What about copyright?" Good question. There is a reason all books contain a copyright notice, so that readers are notified that their purchase of the book is subject to the restriction on copying the book. It's a contract. The reader agrees to buy the book on the condition that he or she won't make duplicates. It works like any other restriction on transferring property. The reader is, of course, welcome to negotiate with the copyright holder a different arrangement, but that's the way most books are sold.
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With regards to the contract issue -- as far as I have understood, my (still) somewhat liberal Swiss legislation does not acknowledge these type of contracts if both parties do not agree to them upfront (whether that's in writing or orally does not matter). I have bought probably over a thousand books in my life-time, and never has a bookstore owner, or any one else, mentioned the contract to me.