well, i include myself in the group of "ebook users" who considers that drm causes me to lose significant rights, including (at least on a hypothetical level) the right to resell my books at any of the multitude of used bookshops available to me ; however i don't see how whether or not the "first sale" right specifically exists in france or not adds anything to the discussion or modifies the postulate at all. we clearly do have the right to resell our used books in france, there's even an entire postcard industry depending on the used book sellers along the seine. i can't do that with an ebook.
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