[riemann42]

Originally Posted by DawnFalcon

riemann42 - You are wrong. The law says I can resell, and your quoting the line of big media lobbying organisations is plainly and simply factually incorrect.

I'm sorry that I seemed to have implied a statement of fact. I did not intend to do this, as I am not a Lawyer and not qualified to comment on existing law. It was never my intent at all to suggest that what your were saying was incorrect, so I apologize if it came out that way.

Both you and Elfwreck make excellent points on the practicality of what I am suggesting.

I am mildly offended that my position is categorized as being in favor of Big Media. I am in favor of a legal framework that encouraged authors and artists to participate in a system to insure that they are compensated.

Right now, at least in the States, our law is written by large corporations, rather than artists and consumers. Right now, consumers have very little rights to the Digital Media they purchase. If it is protected by DRM, we have very little rights. It is a criminal act to remove this DRM. In effect, most of the 'Big Media' ebooks have no right of resale.

I want to not be a criminal because I use Linux. I want to buy media from the store with the lowest price. I will confess to a strong bias against used CDs and Bookstores, as I strongly feel that the artist or author deserves to be compensated at each sale. If we disagree on this point, then I do not believe we can ever come to an agreement, and that's OK.

Also, I would argue that considering Digital Content different than physical content is not new and radical. I argue that considering said property to be equivalent to physical property is what is radical. Software sales have long since created a wealth of case law on this issue, but as IANAL.

As food for thought, here are the terms of use at Fictionwise:

All eBooks at Fictionwise.com are the exclusive property of the publisher or its licensors and is protected by copyright and other intellectual property laws. The download of these product(s) is intended for the Fictionwise Member's personal and noncommercial use. Any other use of eBooks downloaded from Fictionwise.com is strictly prohibited. Users may not modify, transmit, publish, participate in the transfer or sale of, reproduce, create derivative works from, distribute, perform, display, or in any way exploit, any of the content of these product(s), in whole or in part. By downloading Fictionwise eBooks, the User hereby acknowledges and agrees to these terms.

If you disagree with the above terms, agreed to at time of sale, I encourage you to file a lawsuit and nullify these terms.