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Originally Posted by ApK
Copyright itself gives an implied license. It's only the terms of various licenses that are really at issue.
Arguing about misapplication of the words used to describe the process of acquiring the license is a red-herring, which I think is hindering our ability to form a unified front to bring about more fair terms.
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There is a fundamental difference, it is not just a question of words.
With a pBook, I have actual ownership of a physical object, and my right to use or dispose of that object cannot be restricted by the copyright owner.
I only have a license to the content carried within the book.
They can prevent me creating another copy of it, certainly, but they have no say in whether I sell it, lend it, put it on a shelf or set fire to it.
That simply isn't true with an eBook, there is no owned portion, it is all licensed.