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Originally Posted by murraypaul
Simple question: What contract?
I've signed no contract with anybody.
The only money that has changed hands is between me and the retailer.
People can claim whatever rights they want, it doesn't mean they have them.
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I quite agree. I was merely pointing out Lady Fitzgerald's inconsistent principles in this regard (the artificial distinction between pbooks and ebooks she had made several times in the past). The issue of the "seller's terms" has been brought up ad nauseum in the past and this was a gentle rebuke on my part.
Perhaps I should have been more explicit about this (the fact that I was addressing this particular inconsistency in people's attitudes about this issue) since several people seem to be taking exceptions to my (devil's advocate) arguments in that post.
My point was (and is) simply this:
book scanning for personal use is about as legal as breaking DRM for personal use because they both break copyright laws, .How legal they are in the absolute sense is clearly a matter of dispute in the courts. That they are both morally correct is beyond dispute. Is that a fair assessment?