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Old 07-24-2009, 08:19 AM   #248
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Originally Posted by Elfwreck View Post
I buy an ebook from Fictionwise.com. I own it, not the author. I can read it. I can read it aloud to my kids. I am *legally* permitted to loan it to a friend, give it away, or sell it.
Yes, you own your digital copy due to the rights conveyed to you when you buy it. You do not have the right to make copies of it and share it around. When someone steals a copy of the book no rights are conveyed at all.
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