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Originally Posted by Elfwreck
That I still have access to those books is not indication that I've done anything illegal with them. Ebook stores should be willing to remove titles from a download library on request--or transfer them to a different person's account.
If I sell my house, and the construction company keeps sending me new sets of keys, that's not my problem. Doesn't mean I can't sell the house. If I use those keys, I'm guilty of trespassing--but having potential access isn't the same as breaking the law.
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But with a paper book, you sell it and it's gone. You no longer have access to it. You cannot just walk into the bookstore you bought it from and pick up another and freely walk out with it. You have to pay to get another one. But with an an eBook, you can go back to your online shop and download it again. Also, if you don't have the receipt how do we know you didn't say get it from the library and claim you got it from someplace that's out of business?
Personally, I feel I should have the right to sell eBooks that I no longer will read again that I legally obtained. But is it legal to format shift and sell the newly format shifted copy? Can I sell the original with the format shifted copy? Can I sell without DRM since I've striped it? If I don't sell with the DRM shifted, I'll never get to sell it.