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Originally Posted by Redcard
You know, I always wondered that. I do not see a license in any paperback book that I've bought. Nothing that says "You can only use this in this form" or "you are licensed to be the only reader of this." Nothing invokes any ownership or copyright controls on that book. Indeed, I can loan it to people at will.
So... by that logic.. It would NOT be illegal for me to take the entire book and type it into a word document. It would NOT be illegal for me to scan the book. None of those acts would be illegal.
So, if I were to have a copy of the book, with the exact same content, in ebook form.. I wonder if I could legally fight challenges of piracy under a "Doctrine of First Sale" case.
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If a friend is legally allowed to lend me a hard copy book, why is it illegal for that same friend to lend that same book if it takes the form of an ebook? Why can't i sell my dozens of completed ebooks at my yard sale for $.99 each?
The publishers and distributors are already invoking limited terms of usage models based on a supported-device/authorized-user-only licensing. How is it any different?
That being said I don't agree with a free for all on pirating of ebooks. But if I own the hardcopy book, I feel no guilt about side loading an DRM stripped version of that same book on my device.