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Old 11-12-2010, 10:38 PM   #126
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Just saying that legally speaking (as evidenced by the intense litigation against Google - though I agree that's more contentious and somewhat different since distribution comes into play), book-scanning (even for personal use) appears to be one of those unenforceable, yet illegal activities (like breaking DRM); unless of course there is a personal archival copy exemption in the laws that I just couldn't find (I eagerly await your response - it's quite possible I missed it somewhere).

To summarize:
Breaking DRM: illegal under DMCA; goes against seller's terms (but only for Amazon - B&N doesn't have any such terms in the book or in any other place)

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?)

Both: morally fine, assuming no distribution. Is that an accurate summary?
No takers? Great. I guess that was accurate and no such exemption exists. Hopefully, we won't have that incorrect argument (about book-scanning being the legal alternative to breaking DRM) brought up again and again in the future. Cheers
(If someone suddenly remembers something, please be sure to read the entire argument and not just the snippet above before posting a "rebuttal").
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