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Originally Posted by darryl
Arguing over which label to put on something is really a fruitless endeavour. Yes, legally the form is that of a license. But what does that mean for someone purchasing such a license? The main relevant distinction is that a license imposes conditions and may be subject to revocation for breach of at least the more important conditions.
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It imposes restrictions, but it also grants rights over and above those which the law of the land would grant you as a purchaser. As I noted earlier in the thread, without the right to make copies that is granted by the licence, UK copyright law would make ebooks unusable.