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Originally Posted by JSWolf
I would hope not. The problem is that with these sorts of laws, all it takes is one eBook that you bought but have no way to prove you did and you are in trouble. I know I cannot prove that I bought all the eBooks that I have bought. I've bought eBooks at stores that are out of business and I do not have the receipts. Also, if you share eBooks with family, you could get in trouble as technically it could be taken as illegal.
So let's not have such laws outside of Sweden.
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It was intended as a joke given Good Ereader's previous business practices.
From what I understood of the poorly written article, the proposed law is directed at those who are profiting off of the pirating of ebooks... so unless you are selling multiple copies of your ebooks to extended family members, you probably won't have much to worry about.
That said, overzealous officials have sometimes been known to twist and apply laws in unusual ways when they have an axe to grind with some individual who has raised their ire.
I'd much rather see a law targeting those who use crowdfunding sites as a kind of Ponzi scheme, fully knowing that backers in faraway places likely won't have the resources to come after them for $700.
As for the 5" or smaller ereader, I think it could be a great idea if it were done properly. More choice is usually a good thing.