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e-books are very tricky when it comes to copyright. Even the retailers who sell the ebooks on Amazon (or elsewhere) are not really the "owners". It's always the
by seesawtron 6y ago
e-books are very tricky when it comes to copyright. Even the retailers who sell the ebooks on Amazon (or elsewhere) are not really the "owners". It's always the publisher who is considered to be the owner. So technically you do not own the ebook you bought, you just license it for yourself on your device(s). [0]
Isn't there an ongoing lawsuit against Amazon on this issue where someone is suing them for misguiding people about ownership when you "buy" an ebook from them?
[0] https://goodereader.com/blog/e-book-news/this-is-the-big-reason-why-we-dont-own-ebooks https://goodereader.com/blog/e-book-news/this-is-the-big-rea...
- pbhjpbhj 6y agoIf it says "buy" in the listing and that listing is in any way endorsed by the copyright owner - eg by not issuing a c&d letter - then you own your copy. Of course much legal machination will be attempted to assert you don't. YMMV.
- cornishpixels 6y agoIt doesn't even matter whether the copyright owner likes it or knows about it or not. Selling a used book is legal.
- mcguire 6y agoYou will likely find that the license agreement you paid for, allowing you to use a digital ebook, disagrees.