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Old 09-02-2013, 11:53 PM   #109
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Originally Posted by HansTWN View Post
Those are cases where a majority has voted to take away rights from a minority (the content creators and sellers). Is that highly civilized?
As opposed to a very wealthy minority (the content publishers) being responsible for rights* being taken away from the majority? Yes, the democratic process is more civilized.

* Right to make copies of purchased digital product, right to re-sell what was purchased, right to return it if a digital product is inferior and doesn't meet the buyer's expectations (forced to buy the cat in the bag), right of proper ownership of what was purchased (the trickery where what you buy is not a product but a subscription or license that can unilaterally be removed, and so forth.
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