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Next week, Amazon is stripping away your ability to download your ebooks. (lithub.com)

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[–] roofuskit@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Because in the kindle store you're not purchasing the book but a license to the book.

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[–] dukethorion@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

That doesn't change the argument.

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[–] roofuskit@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

Legality has never been morality. Slavery was legal, still technically is.

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