Thread: Help with ebook protection, thanks
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Old 07-24-2014, 06:21 AM   #54
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Originally Posted by eschwartz View Post
Digital products should have the same rights to sharing as physical products. Not less, and not more!
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Originally Posted by speakingtohe View Post
I don't disagree with this, but how can one accomplish the not more part?
Actually, I've been working on that. Setting aside the debate about whether license terms actually do any good, and assuming for the sake of argument that they do (yes, big assumption, let's move on), I've been trying to write an ebook license to do just that, as closely and reasonably as possible. Here's what I have at present:

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You may transfer your license for this ebook to another person just as you would transfer ownership of a tangible book: by giving one copy to that person and destroying any and all other copies you may have made. Doing so completely transfers your license and all the rights that come with it to the recipient as the new licensee. If you are unable to completely transfer or relinquish your license for any reason, such as an inability to remove the book from a download library, you may not transfer it. The author explicitly retains all of the rights granted under established copyright laws, while explicitly granting the licensee the right to shift the format of this work (ie. from EPUB to MOBI) for personal use. If you're reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not given to you under the provision above, please visit your favorite ebook retailer and purchase your own copy there. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.
Any thoughts?

(Oh, and should anyone wish to use/swipe/steal that license for their own use, have at it. Be my guest, just don't say you wrote it. Leave it unattributed, or credit "Robert L. Hood" if you feel the burning need to credit someone.)
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