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[Robert Mahnke]

In my experience, "natural rights" are a doctrine that people use to
justify a state of the world that pleases them.  I don't know about
halos or the limits of fair use under copyright law, but I do think
the most important thing here is what Pynchon wants.  He wrote it,
after all.  If he wants to give away a digital version, more power to
him, and if he doesn't want to, it seems to me that decision deserves
respect too.

On Wed, Sep 1, 2010 at 6:58 AM, Carvill, John <john.carvill at sap.com> wrote:
> << Doesn't everybody who has bought several copies of a book have the
> natural right to own an electronic copy of the text? >>
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> I think that can be argued either way. My instinct is 'yes', but then I'm not an author. What I am sure about is, I don't like people pointing fingers, polishing their haloes, and scurrying off to alert the publishers/agents etc.
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