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Originally Posted by DuckieTigger
He specifically says that I purchase a copy, now my copy, of a book that happens to be permanently linked to my account. I wonder if that is legally how it is and the licenses are a mere container or construct that allows me to use that copy without breaking copyright law.
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The ownership rights to electronic copies of intellectual property still haven't been fully developed, IMO.
One element that will surely come before the courts in various countries before too long is the rights one has to leave digital assets to ones heirs.
In 2013 there was
some news about Bruce Willis suing Apple over this. The reports turned out to be incorrect, but the question is a good one.