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Old 10-20-2008, 01:36 PM   #33
JSWolf
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Originally Posted by HarryT View Post
Ouch! That strikes me as a completely unreasonable restriction, meaning that you're breaking the terms of the license agreement if, say, you let your partner or children living in the same house read a book that you've bought, even if on your device.
But, look at it like this.. if you email me an eBook you've purchased, a copy has just been made. Now I have a copy and you have a copy. But if you delete your copy, then only I have a copy and that should be legal. But if I tell you I've finished reading and have deleted it from my reader and computer, do you know for sure I have? If I have not, then by your redownloading it, you've just broken the law. If this was a pBook, there would be only one copy and that's legal to loan out. I know you should be able to loan out an eBook. But you still have the ability to download it again if you originally purchased it. Nothing to stop you even when you know I've not yet finished reading it and still have it.
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