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Tuesday, October 23rd, 2012

Recommended Link

Think you own the ebooks on your Kindle or iPad? Think again. You don't. 

Wired reminds us that digital content is not sold, but rather licensed. When we buy books or compact discs, we own those materials. But digital content works differently. Hollywood, the major record labels, publishing houses, and software companies sell licenses, not the content itself. And licenses are revocable.

# Posted at 12:26 am Pacific