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Originally Posted by HarryT
No. Copyright law would do that.
If you lend a paper book to your friend, there is only one book, and it's being transferred from you to your friend. That's absolutely fine.
If you give them a copy of an eBook, there are now two copies where previously there was only one. You have broken copyright law, unless you have the permission of the copyright holder to make the additional copy.
The two scenarios are completely different.
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My mother-in-law lent a reader to a friend. I still had a copy of that eBook that the friend was going to read. Is that a problem or is that OK?
I do see your point about there being multiple copies of the eBook out there. But, I've already finished reading it. That's why I'm sending it to a friend to read because I think this friend might enjoy it. So while I do have a copy and the friend has a copy, they will not be used at the same time. So while technically it is wrong, morally, it is not.