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achookang

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In the age of ebooks, you don't own your library

March 23, 2008 6:17am

I just realised that my non-DRM MP3s from eMusic are in fact the same. I thought that since I had "bought" them and they were unprotected, if I got bored of an album I could sell it or give it away (heck I'm not even allowed to give it away, once "bought" or licensed as it seems, it sticks to me and me only.

What if I liked an song and wanted to buy another copy for a friend - I can't do that either. These annoying restrictions show that with digital content, even with good vendors such as eMusic there is still some way to go before consumers have the same complete freedom and rights as with old physical items.

No friends yet.