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> that they don’t deteriorate the way that physical books do Wow, so they're arguing that the destruction of the sold good is implicit in the sale, and that pr
by mmanfrin 4y ago
> that they don’t deteriorate the way that physical books do
Wow, so they're arguing that the destruction of the sold good is implicit in the sale, and that preventing that is therefore illegal.
- whatshisface 4y agoSo much for right to repair, eh?
- Mezzie 4y agoIt's more pernicious than that because it's a lie. Broadly speaking, physical books last much longer than ebooks have been proven to. With preservation measures, you can get 100s of years out of a single book copy, but even without most books will last for decades unless something catastrophic happens or someone destroys them on purpose. I have several books from the 1800s that weren't cared for at all (picked up at an estate sale) and they're perfectly serviceable and would be fine if I rebound them. So I have books from the 1860s that are still usable. Given how the digital world has developed, the odds of someone's Kindle or ePub file being viable in 2180 is exceptionally low. In the same way that playing old video games can be a hassle, I'd be shocked if we're still using the same files and formats in 160 years. (Outside of us weirdo archivists of course).