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Originally Posted by Harry001
in my opinion every one who legally bought one kind of medium (record, tape, cd, book) should be enabled to a digital copy of that same medium (mp3, e-book) because he sometime paid for the right to hear or read it.
So why does he has to pay a second time for the same content only in an different format?
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Depending on the jurisdiction, you have the right to *make* a digital copy of a work you legally bought. As elfwreck pointed out, this is different from obtaining a digital copy from somebody else. As with almost everything else I can think of, you pay for convenience.
Also note that the right to make your own copy, if it exists, doesn't carry the right to distribute that copy-the distribution right must be granted by the copyright owner. (Generally explicitly.) If, for convenience, you obtain your copy from somebody who isn't authorized to distribute their copy, then you've participated in an illegal transaction (whether or not you paid for your copy is irrelevant). A defense that you have the right to make a copy won't generally work under those circumstances.