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Originally Posted by Fletch XXX
If I published boks id be against loaning them.
For example I buy a lot of books and always try to buy used before new...this clearly,hurts publishers but I dont want to pay 40 for sonething I can get for 5
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Alot of things hurt sales but only a small fraction of them is illegal - such as posting a copy of a book online without permission. Lending hardcopies of books and disks, as well as reselling them (a hard copy) IS legal, it has been established in courts long ago. Yes is hurts sales but publishers have to swallow it because the law permits such things. But selling digital copies of books and disks is NOT legal, as well as sharing them free on an internet site.