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Originally Posted by barryem
Now something new comes along; ebooks. Publishers and sellers tell us we don't have the right to share with our neighbors anymore. I feel for them. I'm sure they have their reasons, but I'm not buying into their ethics. Yes, to buy their books I have to say I agree to abide by their rules but that's just another of their rules. Agree or don't buy. So agreeing is part of the price I pay.
Once paid, the book is mine. I know, they say it's not mine. I'm just paying for the right to read it. But nah! It's mine.
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Sure, it's yours. But that doesn't mean that you can make a
copy of it and give that
copy to your neighbour, any more than you could with a paper book. Because now both you
and your neighbour have it.