Thread: Could the Kindle spark book piracy?
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Old 12-10-2007, 04:31 PM   #172
Steven Lyle Jordan
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Originally Posted by Penforhire View Post
In your poll you still need to distinguish between people who take for free and versus those who already own the p-book version. American fair use law is likely to, if it does not already, support that difference just as it does for MP3's ripped from CD's.
Okay, how's this:
  • How many people believe that purchasing a hardback book gives them the right to take a paperback copy of the same book for free?
  • How many people do not see a parallel relationship between hardback and paperback books, and paperback and e-books?
  • Bonus: How many people believe iTunes will allow you to take an MP3 file for free because you already own the CD?

(Your MP3 example does not fit this situation: Ripping it yourself from the CD you own is not the same as getting it from someone else. If you want to argue that point, scan and OCR the book yourself. And don't send a copy of the e-book to anybody.)
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