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I would quite happily send anyone on here a paperback I would otherwise throw away so they could have a read or even give it to a charity so they can sell it.
What happens now Ebooks are introduced to the mix?
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Readers are called "pirates", "thieves" and "criminals". Sometimes "customers" and "consumers", if they behave properly...
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Can I send you a legally purchased DRM free ebook to read?
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If you want to spend 4 years in jail, yes, you can.
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Can I lend it my wife to put on her reader If i purchased it?
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If you purchsed it from Mobipocket, you can (they, in their infinite generosity, let you put the book onto up to five devices). With other providers, it can be different.
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Can I put it on disc and give it to a charity shop to resell?
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No. You can't even dream of it.
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Can I sell a disc with them on at a market stall?
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That's worse than selling drugs at school!!!!!!!!!!!!
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thoughts?
Personally I think all of the above are fine with a paperback and are done all of the time so surely it would be ok to do the same with an Ebook? why not?
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It's not "ok" with paperbacks.
It's simply impossible to enforce a law who forbid it all.
If RFIDs will make it feasible, public libraries will be called "prates", like P2Ps.
Ebook technology permit a heavy limitation on usage, it's easier to enforce (with the ISP cooperation) so it's widely used.
