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djsumdog on Dec 22, 2017 | parent | context | favorite | on: Gamers Want DMCA Exemption for ‘Abandoned’ Online ...

The really weird thing about eBooks is that you're not really buying the book. It's more like giving you a license to view the book. You can't really resell an eBook, or a Steam game.

jval43 on Dec 22, 2017 [–]

Just because it is currently like that doesn’t mean it’s the right thing to do. You can still read physical books even after hundreds of years.

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