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Originally Posted by jswinden
Even if just for computer software that is a huge step in the correct direction for consumers. Consumers buy but cannot control what they bought. Now they can trade and sell THEIR property regardless of what a software company desires.
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The only problem is that they don't actually own anything. When you "purchase" an e-book from Amazon, you acquire a license, not ownership. To quote from the Kindle agreement;
the Content Provider grants you a non-exclusive right to view, use, and display such Digital Content an unlimited number of times, solely on the Kindle or a Reading Application or as otherwise permitted as part of the Service, solely on the number of Kindles or Other Devices specified in the Kindle Store, and solely for your personal, non-commercial use. Digital Content is licensed, not sold, to you by the Content Provider
The Content provider may choose to allow you to transfer the license, but it is not your property and you do not own it. If you want to stick to concepts of property and ownership, then you need to stick to physical books.