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Originally Posted by TallMomof2
I've been backing up VHS tapes, CDs, DVDs, and purely electronic media for years and for me backing up a book is not much of a stretch. When my kids were small those backups saved me a bit of money as the kids were not as kind to the tapes and DVDs as they should've been. As long as it's for personal use, even if I have to circumvent DRM, I'm fine with it. It may or may not be illegal but it's definitely not immoral.
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Originally Posted by FF2
See this is where the law has proved very stupid. It has turned or attempted to turn ordinary people in class one felons (not in the legal sense - maybe misdemeanants). Whether photocopying, or scanning or breaking drm - ordinary folks are being forced to become common criminals to protect the rights they have purchased.
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Precisely.
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Originally Posted by FF2
Oh, I just looked at two pbooks and neither contains language forbidding copying.
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Not all of them do. But almost every single one I own (or have seen) appears to. Of course, the intent of the notice is to prevent piracy (which comes from distribution of the copied content to someone other than the legal owner). I respect that intent.