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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 1 year 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 1 year 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 1 year ago (1 children)

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

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

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

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

You rather had them walk free? /S

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

I’m back, it’s me DP

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year 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.