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Originally Posted by thrawn_aj
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?
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You sure are an arrogant piece of work. I would say something else but it wouldn't be fair to the horses of the world.
Media shift and archival is permitted in other intellectual work and is not
specifically prohibited in books. In fact,
libraries are specifially permitted to have up to one paper copy of a book or three digital copies for archival purposes as long as only one is in use at any time. Since
library isn't defined, who's to say that my large collection isn't a library. I have always referred to it as one. Media shift and archival also falls under Fair Use which is vague at best (it generally has to be defined case by case in court) but many cases revolve around the concept of non-distribution of entire copies.
DMCA, however, specifically prohibits DRM circumvention except when no e-books are available that permit text to speech.
Unless, you're a lawyer (and, considering comments we've seen from an individual claiming to be one, that wouldn't hold much water with me), tread carefully. Show me one case where someone has been prosecuted, let alone convicted, for media shifting books without distribution.