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Originally Posted by Gudy
Well, legally speaking, and depending on your jurisdiction, that is very much NOT the case. In fact, in most Western jurisdictions e-books are not legally books but are a kind of software license. So as awful as that article otherwise is, the "real books" thing is quite correct.
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In *some* western jurisdictions. Only one vote per jurisdiction, please. There's plenty of paper fetishists and bought politicians to go around.
Anyway, in *some* jurisdictions companies are people too. Legally speaking. Doesn't mean they catch cold or get cramps.politicians come up with senseless definitions twice a week, depending on who is footing the bill for lunch.
Artificial legalistic distinctions don't change the fundamental reality of what readers actually buy: stories, education, information. The package is not the product.
Or as the bard allegedly said, "A rose by another name is still going to be taxed to the hilt unless it has good lobbyists."