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Consider the electronic book, long heralded as an Information Age replacement for the antiquated stack of paper. Earlier this year, the New York University College of Dentistry announced that members of the Class of 2005 would be required to purchase a VitalBook, a DVD containing the textbooks for a full four-year dental program. Unlike books made of bound paper, though, you don't actually buy the VitalBook; you only purchase a license to it, and if you don't renew the license after the first year, the software stops working. In addition, giving the DVD to a friend...

Author: By Stephen E. Sachs, | Title: Of Liberty and License | 11/21/2000 | See Source »

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