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Originally Posted by Steve Jordan
By the letter of the law, yes. However, I believe in "fair use," which means for your own use. Not to share.
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As I wrote before "fair use" or similar concepts have different meaning in different countries. And "fair use" can be allowed by the laws. And in Sweden it is allowed to copy something and give it to a friend. You can copy a music CD to tape and give to a friend and it is allowed according to the laws.
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You didn't say YOU scanned YOUR book... you said HE scanned HIS book. And gave a COPY to you. That violates "fair use."
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I meant that the friend scanned his (or my) book and gave it to me. And I wondered how you morally motivate that if you scan it yourself it is OK but if you get the scan from a friend it is not OK. It seems that your motivation is not that something is illegal since your opinion seems to be that it is morally wrong to get the copy from a friend independent of if it is legal or not. Is your argument a property right argument or is it a utilitarian argument?
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However, they do not have the right to scan a book copywritten in someone else's name, and give you a copy, if they weren't specifically authorized to do so by the copyright holder. It's immaterial what they charge... they didn't have the right to do it in the first place.
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And if they have the right according to the laws is it OK then?