Do You Own What You Own? Not So Much Anymore, Thanks To Copyright

Posted by BernardSwiss on May 7, 2016 11:00 PM EDT
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Do you own the things you own? No, that is not a riddle being served up by the Cat in the Hat. Nor is it a rhyme spoken by the Lorax -- after all, he speaks for the trees, not for copyright laws.

It seems like every week there is a debate about a new topic involving ownership rights. Consumers are engaged in a constant tug of war with rights holders over what they can do with the products that they already purchased from them.

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