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Originally Posted by halfpint
Dosent matter whether they are lending the book out to a freind, they are still depriving the author and publishers of money because if that person did not lend it they would have to buy it. Its the exact same thing as what the game industry is trying to stop the buying and selling and lending of games.
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denying an author of money is not the point.
vcr denied tv producers of the ad revenue from timeshifted commercials
format shifting denied musicans the revenue from selling people 7 songs they didn't want.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First-sale_doctrine