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Originally Posted by Belfaborac
I expect to outright own any and every product I buy, as well as be able to do with it whatever I like (barring uploading it for general, unpaid consumption). That expectation will not change while I'm alive. Changes to copyright and sales models may well appear, but all a reduction in my rights as a consumer will accomplish is to drive me to the DarkNet. It really is that simple and I think it is equally simple for an awful lot of people out there.
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But you don't "own outright" even a paper book. You own the paper, the ink, and the glue that comprises the book, but you have no rights to reproduce the story contained in the book. The same is true for an eBook, the only difference being that there's no physical object involved.