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No, like when you buy a book and the vendor isn't allowed to come into your house and take it away from you with no refund and no recourse.

Creating a copy is violation of copyright. Owning a book, reading it, then reselling the copy you own is not.

'Buying' digital goods nowadays means the vendor can take the goods away from you at any time, for any reason, with zero compensation, and absolutely no possible way to recover said goods.



> Creating a copy is violation of copyright

Correction: creating a copy that doesn't follow fair use requirements, is a violation of copyright.




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