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Maybe I interpreted the article wrong, but this is what I got from it:

The digital content (ebooks, songs, movies, games ...) would be located on a cloud.

The first "buyer" would have access to the content, but in a limited way. For example, it could stream on the buyer's Kindle device, but not downloadable. The buyer wouldn't have real ownership of an object (a file), merely access to it.

The first owner sells that access to a second buyer. The first owner loses access.

There is a limited number of access sales available for each original "purchase" - and the actual object (file) remains in the cloud.

Might cut down on piracy if no files ever leave the cloud.

And ... there is no reason the content creator can't get a cut of each transaction. I'm sure Amazon will.

But this might just be me, with my head in the clouds.

 

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Elizabeth Ann, we're thinking alike.

Amazon is thinking of ways to make money. So far, they have always brought the content creators (the real content creators, as opposed to publishers and distributors) along for the ride.

I'd love to see piracy kicked in the hockey sticks.