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Originally Posted by sirbruce
Then your logic is inconsistent. The library BUYS EVERY COPY and DOES NOT MAKE NEW COPIES. Copying an ebook DOESN'T BUY EVERY COPY and MAKES NEW COPIES.
Again, if when you lent or copied your ebook YOU LOST YOUR COPY, then I would be fine with it, because it would be EXACTLY LIKE A PHYSICAL BOOK.
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Don't you see that this logic is only superficial and pointless? It's is just another indication of being stuck in the past?
So If I told you that I made a huge site-databank where everyone could dump the ebooks they have read erasing them from their device and everyone could pick them up as long as they contribute as well, would that be OK?
I really believe you are stuck in the details. The essence of the matter seems to me to be simple. The publishing industry always made money (as did the music industry) even though there were plenty of ways of sharing.
In fact at some point they realized that harm was not done in the larger scheme of things. It just shifted the equilibrium a bit while at the same time keeping the industry alive.