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Originally Posted by crossi
Even Baen? All their books are sold without DRM so I expect when they say they are selling you the book they really intend to sell it to you. Just not the copyright to pass on additional copies.
In any case from the help of my good friend Alf I DO own my ebooks.
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I don't know about Baen, but Smashwords don't use DRM, and they sell a licence. From the
Smashwords TOS (underlining mine, bold theirs):
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10a. Rights of Use.
1. Purchased works: As End User, you acknowledge that all Work furnished by Smashwords is licensed for the use of the End Users of the Site and may not be sublicensed or resold. If you purchase a work, you hold a non-exclusive, non-transferable, and non-distributable right of use. In other words, you are free to enjoy it for your own use, but you are not authorized to share, sell, or distribute the work to others.
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