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Old 09-26-2011, 02:00 PM   #148
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Originally Posted by HarryT View Post
If that means making multiple copies of the book, that's a plain breach of copyright. It's a very different matter to lend a single physical book to someone, and to make multiple copies of an eBook. In the latter case, you've created multiple copies where previously only one existed, and that's a copyright violation.
I was referring to paper books. I've bought ebook PDFs with the intent of printing a single copy and sharing that; I haven't bought ebooks with the intent of handing out digital copies or running off multiple prints, except where that's specifically permitted. (A handful of indie gaming authors have the mindset of, "if you bought it, we want you to play it with your group. If that means printing 3 copies in order to get them interested, go for it!")
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