Similar penalties held for
readers who converted a book's content into an open
file format, even if their only intention was to read
the book on a different computer in their home. Unlike
a normal book, the reader no longer held the right to
lend, copy, or resell an e-book. They only had the
right to read it on an authorized machine, warned
Stallman: We still have the same old freedoms in using
paper books. But if e-books replace printed books, that
exception will do little good. With "electronic ink,"
which makes it possible to download new text onto an
apparently printed piece of paper, even newspapers
could become ephemeral. Imagine: no more used book
stores; no more lending a book to your friend; no more
borrowing one from the public library-no more "leaks"
that might give someone a chance to read without
paying. (And judging from the ads for Microsoft Reader,
no more anonymous purchasing of books either.) This is
the world publishers have in mind for us.See "Safari Tech Books Online;
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