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In Norway the "mp3-law", which made a lot of debate and "legal hurricane", states that you (the legal residencer of Norway) are allowed to make a backup of, and even circumvent copy protection, and if need be, rewrite software (games etc.) in order to make it available to you on your desired device.
In "clearer" text; we are legally allowed to strip DRM in order to play an MP3 file on whichever (and how many of yours) device(es) you like.
We are legally allowed to strip the region coding of a DVD/Blu-Ray in order to plaback on a device chosen.
We are legally allowed to make a backup in whichever format of choice so long it is for private use.
Hence, as I interpret this, if you own a (paper)book you are allowed (at least in Norway) to back it up in whichever way you choose, so long as you do not share it with the world.
Also, we are allowed to lend out and/or copy all of the above from friends and family without breaking the law.
Public sharing of copyrighted material is still completely illegal though (as, of course, it should be).
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