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Originally Posted by wgrimm
Thanks to the "pirates," I can now grab a copy in .chm, which is easy to put on a reader. I am a paying customer...
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No, clearly, you're not, if you're downloading stuff from pirates.
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Originally Posted by wgrimm
Now, I AM being required to repurchase the book if I want to have it in an e-format. Force me to do so? No, of course not. But, since I already own the p-book, at least according to US law, I CAN legally have an e-book format- what the heck is the difference whether I scan it in myself or download it from the net?
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An e-book is still a distinct product, as separate from a printed book as a hardback is separate from a paperback, and a CD is separate from a cassette tape. You have no right to take one because you already own the other. You can
legally make a copy from the material you own, for yourself, and only you, to use. That's as far as legality goes.
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Originally Posted by wgrimm
Like a music cd- if I own it, I can have it in mp3 format. And ethically, I think I am justified also.
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You are "justified" to
make a copy from the material you own, for yourself, in another format. You are not "justified" to take someone else's copy, any more than you are justified to walk into a bookstore and steal a paperback because you already own the hardback. You are also not "justified" to take your copy and give it to others without compensating the original creator/publisher (which, based on your comments, I suppose we can assume you do).
Just because it's easy, doesn't make it right, or "justified." What part of this isn't sinking in?