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Why is it legal to buy and sell used books/discs but illegal to buy and sell used digital files? (lemmy.world)

submitted 7 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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this contradiction always confused me. either way the official company is "losing a sale" and not getting the money, right?

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[–] [email protected] 54 points 7 months ago (3 children)

DON'T COPY THAT FLOPPY!!

This argument is only a "gotcha" if it was permissible use, but it wasn't, even before CDs.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Not very fun fact: The developer from that video got arrested for cp possession

[–] [email protected] 12 points 7 months ago (1 children)

You’re totally right, that’s not fun at all!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

You rather had them walk free? /S

[–] [email protected] 5 points 7 months ago

I’m back, it’s me DP

[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago

I think you are referring to rules in the USA. In Canada, we have 'fair dealing' laws that would allow you to rip your CD and sell it. In part, this is already funded by a levy on blank CDs here.