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Original Link: http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/QqT28S7rnoA/slashdot-asks-should-it-be-legal-to-resell-e-books-software-and-other-digital-goods
Slashdot Asks: Should It Be Legal To Resell E-Books, Software, and Other Digital Goods?
There's no one stopping you from selling the CDs and DVDs that you buy, so why can't you do the same with e-books, music albums, movies, and other things you've downloaded? Ars Technica reports about a Dutch second-hand e-book platform called Tom Kabinet which has been "at a war" with Dutch Publishers Association (NUV) over this issue. This is seen as a threat to the entire book industry. German courts have suggested that the practice of reselling e-books should be stopped, whereas Dutch courts don't necessarily see it as an issue. What's your view on this?Read more of this story at Slashdot.
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