>As long as you're not making unauthorized copies of it, you can lend it out or do whatever else you like with it. How does this work with files? How do I dist

>As long as you're not making unauthorized copies of it, you can lend it out or do whatever else you like with it. How does this work with files? How do I distribute a file without also copying it? If I cut->paste instead of copy->paste the file for a friend, am I distributing my original file? What happens if I give my friend my music library and decide to buy myself new music? I'm allowed to make copies of my music for personal use (otherwise good luck getting that MP3 on your computer to play on your mobile device). I make a copy and give the original to a friend. My friend then makes a copy of the original and gives the original to their friend. The copies made are authorized and we're lending out the original. It doesn't work once you leave physical constraints on scarcity and existence.