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Originally Posted by Iphinome
So the first sale doctrine only applies if any kind of infringement is made impossible? I COULD copy a cd and sell the original, I don't do it but i could do it. If you can verify and control where a file I pay for is, if and where i can back it up, how and when I lend it then it isn't my file.
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Well it is a civil violation to buy a cd, copy it and sell the original.
But your later point is valid.
As we go to a digital age, the fact of the matter is that people will no longer pay to own a physical copy of things.
They will pay for a license to access digital content.
Hell, as the internet speeds up and super-broadband is everywhere and super reliable (never down due to back up servers etc.) we'll probably not even download files but just pay for access to files we can stream instantly anytime and anywhere.
There's a full on digital revolution and in 50 years, 100 years etc. people won't be buying music, movies, books etc. They'll just be paying for unlimited access to them.