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Originally Posted by delphidb96
there's nothing stopping me from slapping it down on my printer/copier/scanner and scanning in each page to my computer (fair use after all)
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Well, there
is this:
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"This publication may not be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior permission in writing of the publisher."
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Every pbook I own contains a statement similar to that, generally on the copyright page.
And fair use under US copyright law generally allows one to copy only a portion of the work (generally understood as up to ten percent or one thousand words, whichever is less). Courts, I believe, generally allow a bit more for educational purposes, a bit less for commercial.
So, yes, slapping a book on your scanner and scanning it in its entirety is illegal.