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Originally Posted by scveteran
I could agree with your argument about being able to sell or loan out the ebook on one simple condition. That there is a system in place that ensures that only one ebook reader at a time has that ebook available to be used. This would also require that no one would be able to make a copy of the file. It is strictly transferred from one reader to another. So when you loan it out, you can't access it. When you sell it, it is gone from you forever.
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Agreed. And that is something that needs to be implemented.
If I sell or give away a physical book I own, I no longer have a copy.
There needs to be a system to transfer a license for an e-book to another user, that also deletes the copy from your account to avoid having the person give copies away while keeping their own on their e-reader, PC etc.
But it's a damn tough thing to implement, as any DRM scheme--even one allowing such transfers--will be circumvent by immoral folks that have no problem getting free copies of stuff, or keeping their copy and giving copies to friends etc.