Why is it legal to buy and sell used books/discs but illegal to buy and sell used digital files?
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Why is it legal to buy and sell used books/discs but illegal to buy and sell used digital files?
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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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Ahem actually it’s because 🤑 💰 💸

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…of the greedy industry, not the artists

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