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Old 02-28-2015, 07:09 AM   #196
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Originally Posted by darryl View Post
I doubt that giving copies wholesale to family and friends could be allowed even in a redesigned "sane" system of copyright. However, it is arguable that such a system could include a more limited right to share within households or families. Or perhaps licences covering use on a reasonable number of devices within a household or family.
Some devices already permit this, of course. Eg with a Kindle you can share books between any devices registered to the same Amazon account, and also share books between family members using different accounts. As you rightly say, it's unrealistic to expect that books won't be shared between family members, and much better if (as Amazon have done) a legitimate method is provided for doing so.
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