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Originally Posted by Elfwreck
Fictionwise says:
"You may download eBooks that you have bought for your personal use, but may not distribute them to other people using email, floppy, or any other method. You may not print copies and distribute those copies to other persons. Doing any of these things is a violation of international copyright law and would subject you to possible fines or imprisonment."
Emphasis added. I can't buy YA books and load them on her Kindle instead of my PEZ; if I bought it, it's for my use only. (Nevermind that no, copyright law doesn't make any rules about sharing a legitimate copy. Their site terms say "no sharing.")
Smashwords says:
"all Work furnished by Smashwords is licensed for the use of the End Users of the Site and may not be sublicensed or resold. If you purchase a work, you hold a non-exclusive, non-transferable, and non-distributable right of use. In other words, you are free to enjoy it for your own use, but you are not authorized to share, sell, or distribute the work to others."
Again, no allowance for sharing, even within the same household.
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And you think that would hold up in court?