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Originally Posted by Alisa
I'm curious about this point being far from an expert on these laws myself. I'm wondering how much of a difference it makes if someone is exercising electronic rights and distributing an electronic copy. Do they make a distinction between the following scenarios (assuming that I already own a copy of the paper book):
1. I download a free copy someone scanned and posted. There is no other electronic copy available for purchase.
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If the creator did not authorize your right to take a digital copy for free, you are in the wrong.
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Originally Posted by Alisa
2. I download this scanned copy when there is a copy I could purchase. Someone has the electronic rights and I could compensate them but I haven't actually used the product of their labor. The holders of the electronic rights may include other parties than I originally compensated with my paper purchase I suppose.
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See answer to scenario 1. If the free scanned copy was not authorized by the creator... in other words, you are expected to purchase an e-book... you are in the wrong.
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Originally Posted by Alisa
3. I download a copy of the commercially-produced book without paying.
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You didn't need to say anything more than that. Wrong.
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Personally, I see my moral hazard differently in each case. I have no idea of my legal hazard.
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I might suggest that, if you see a moral hazard in all of these scenarios, then maybe all of them are wrong.