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Originally Posted by Catlady
This doesn't make sense.
So if an e-book is not legally available, you're allowed to download it from an unauthorized source, but if it is legally available, you have to scan your paper version yourself? Why don't you have to scan it yourself in both cases?
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You can scan it in both cases. But if the e-book is legally available your purchase cost includes not just the content but the production costs associated with the e-book. In my opinion, and I know that is not worth much, if someone has provided the service you should pay for it.
If you own it and want to take the time to scan it yourself and clean it up, go for it. That is a fair use. But to download a pirated copy means that you are not paying the production cost associated with making the e-book or paying the production cost yourself by scanning and cleaning up the document.