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Old 07-22-2009, 09:45 AM   #99
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Originally Posted by Format C: View Post
What I mean is, in the case of a digital copy of a book, I'm not really owning or possessing it until I actually read it. And that's the moment I'll agree to pay a fair amount for the content. But, If a file is in my hard disk, it's not a book until that moment. It's just a bunch of zeros and ones.
Like the Odyssey was not a poem until Homer started to chant it.
Does a tree, when it falls in a forest, make a sound if there's nobody to hear it?

I have plenty of books in my e-library that I've not read yet. I actually bought them! So, according to you, I still don't possess them... Even though my hard-earned money has passed hands and I got access to some 1's and 0's....

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