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Old 05-13-2014, 10:25 AM   #112
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Originally Posted by Rev. Bob View Post
I'm working on writing a license that would essentially amount to "treat it like a physical object"
So no downloads of replacement copies, no web access, no instant delivery, no changing fonts...all properties of the physical book.

What's the root pathological compulsion people have to equate p-books and ebooks, when their properties are so vastly different?

You say you're "working on it" like you're in a laboratory trying to come up with magic ebook paper, or you're busying lobby congress to come up with radical new laws to enable this.

Take a cue from O'Reilly. Just state your terms. Done. Easy.

Of course maybe you mean that you're working on terms that don't give the whole store away and want to protect your rights?
Then that's good. You recognize the issues that exist because of the different nature of the thing. Abandon the physical item comparisons and stick to that.

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