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Old 02-07-2011, 09:22 PM   #471
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Originally Posted by pdurrant View Post
It has been asked and answered before.

Downloading a pirate copy is different to borrowing a pbook from a friend because
(i) The friend still retains the ebook version even if you never 'return' the ebook.
(ii) Many more than one friend can have the book at any one time.

Downloading a pirate copy is different to buying a pbook from a secondhand store because
(i) The person who originally bought the pbook no longer has it
(ii) There can only be one secondhand pbook per original sale.

Clear now?

Of course, there are grey areas. Giving a copy of an ebook you've bought to an actual friend because you think they'll like the author is technically copyright infringement, but is fine IMO if only done occasionally.
That is, of course, only if you see the original purchaser retaining a copy of a data file as somehow "wrong".
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