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Originally Posted by JoHunt
Josie, the way I understand it is that publishers only sell licenses for digital goods so they can't be resold by the end purchaser. Copyrighted physical goods are covered by first sale doctrine (they can be resold, loaned, etc.).
I doubt this will ever change.
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You're right, but then the language of reading license sales should be less misleading. The purchasing buttons should say "Buy Reading License" instead of just "Buy." I haven't bought a reading license from the Kobo store for a long time, but the last time I did (and all the times I before) I received the message "It's all yours" after finishing a purchase. Explaining how that message is supposed to be compatible with the sale of a mere license would take a lot of semantic contortions, wouldn't it?