Amazon may open a market for selling second-hand digital files

Friday, 8 February 2013

Amazon may open a market for selling second-hand digital files

In an effort to increase profits, Amazon received approval for a new patent that will allow it to implement technology to manage the resale of digital files between its members. The company also said that it is planning to restrict the number of times files can change hands.

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