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Originally Posted by Blue Tyson
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Originally Posted by thrawn_aj
Scanning entire books: illegal under copyright act; definitely goes against seller's terms (included in nearly every book, even for books out of copyright - why buy the book if one doesn't agree with the terms?)
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Under your copyright act perhaps. It certainly isn't under mine. |
That was a one line summary you quoted. The rest of the post makes it clear I'm talking about the US copyright act (Title 17) - I said so repeatedly. If you are not bound by US law, then it is obvious that the conclusions of my argument don't apply to you
. Or were you implying something else?
I also stated quite clearly that this is
to the best of my knowledge and also asked very politely for someone who believes the law says otherwise to correct me if I'm wrong. Still waiting ...
What I find bewildering is the people who resort to book-scanning
specifically because they don't want to do something illegal by breaking DRM. There may be MANY good reasons to scan books - THIS is not a valid one. Right?
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Originally Posted by Blue Tyson
They could also say the moon is green and you have to send them a case if scotch if you buy the book. Which is just as much crap as some of the things written at the start of books.
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Agreed. And my apologies if I indicated that I treat those notices with anything but amused contempt (my snark did not come off effectively enough
). See the post before this one for a clarification.