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Originally Posted by SteveEisenberg
Why despite? Because the digital format makes it easier to create large numbers of perfect copies, similar rights would create dissimilar threats to respect of copyright.
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[sarcasm]Because we all know how the Harry Potter books were under a lower threat of copyright infringement because they were not published as ebooks. And few wanted the imperfect copies of paper books.[/sarcasm]
Whether it is illegal copies of paper books or illegal copies of ebooks, we are still talking about illegal activities. Why should that affect people that don't do illegal things to the book that they bought?