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Originally Posted by Sil_liS

You said:

The point is not whether you paid or not, because you can legally read books without paying. I gave the library as an example of that.

Whether a book was paid for or not is not the main indication of whether it infringes on copyright or not. You can get books for free if the author gives freebies, you can borrow books for free from the library, and under some conditions borrow from friends and family without infringing on copyright. You can buy a book from an unauthorized seller and you are infringing on copyright.

No it's not an analagous example, because in the case of a library the item was not intended for sale from them, it was intended to be borrowed if you have a valid membership.