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this is cool
and ironic.
Just yesterday, I had wrote up the parallels from the book marketplace to free software (fsf).
I cant let it go to waste, and I have a question… so here we are.
With physical books, there exists the ‘first sale doctrine’, where- when one buys a copy, they are free to redistribute it. Ex. Libraries can lend it, Used book sales
The problem with this, is the author does not get a cut in either case. The library does not have to pay the author, the individual selling second hand will not give a percentage to the author.
With the internet, however, creating copies is extremely easy.. Therefore, redistribution puts the author at risk even moreso—to losing revenue due to second hand sales.
The licensing model amazon uses—where customers do not technically own the books they buy— seems to somewhat protect authors on the internet.
i.e Limiting second hand sales increases revenue for authors, and a byproduct ofc is helping amazon stockholders… lol 2 replies
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