@_number8_@lemmy.world to Piracy: ꜱᴀɪʟ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜ ꜱᴇᴀꜱ@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish • 5 months agoWhy is it legal to buy and sell used books/discs but illegal to buy and sell used digital files?message-square95fedilinkarrow-up1507file-text
arrow-up1507message-squareWhy is it legal to buy and sell used books/discs but illegal to buy and sell used digital files?@_number8_@lemmy.world to Piracy: ꜱᴀɪʟ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜ ꜱᴇᴀꜱ@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish • 5 months agomessage-square95fedilinkfile-text
this contradiction always confused me. either way the official company is “losing a sale” and not getting the money, right?
minus-squarekaty ✨linkEnglish2•5 months agobecause making a legitimate copy of a book is a lot more work
because making a legitimate copy of a book is a lot more work