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Originally Posted by Harmon
In the case of scanning or otherwise producing a copy of a copyrighted work, the creator is not "other people." He is the owner of the work. And if you make an unauthorized transcription, the resulting product belongs to him.
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I think I was pretty clear about not talking about what hold legally. I am talking about ethical behavior and comparing the different variants of taking something from somebody else.
If I release software under a license that forbids commercial use then it is unethical to take this software and sell it even if the license was not valid so that I had no legal protection.
So taking the book and making an electonic copy and release it againts the authors will seems to me to be equally bad to the author taking the electronic copy against the maker of the copies will. In both cases a persons wishes is not respected.