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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 10 months ago by _number8_@lemmy.world to c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com

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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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[–] Windex007@lemmy.world 54 points 10 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.

[–] PopShark@lemmy.world 13 points 10 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 10 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] HerbalGamer@sh.itjust.works 2 points 10 months ago

You rather had them walk free? /S

[–] Nightweb@lemm.ee 5 points 10 months ago

I’m back, it’s me DP

[–] SreudianFlip@sh.itjust.works 4 points 10 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.