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From: "Ben A L Jemmett" <bal.jemmett@ukonline.co.uk>
Subject: Re: the ultimate IF archive
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Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2002 13:40:57 GMT
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"Matthew Russotto" <russotto@grace.speakeasy.net> wrote in message
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> It's not actually clear whether a "stripped book" is stolen property
> anyway.

Yes it is.  The publisher has bought it back off the bookseller.  It's no
longer the bookseller's property, so he can't sell it or take it home or
borrow it or anything unless the publisher says he can.  All the publisher
has said he can do with the book is destroy it.

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