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Originally Posted by Ninjalawyer
I was really just curious what you thought the difference was between ripping a CD you own and just downloading an MP3 (where you also own the CD). You seemed to imply there was a difference.
As for ebooks, I'm not sure where I fall when it comes pirating a copy when you already paid for the paper version (and no legit ebook version is available). I can see the argument that it's up to the author/publisher to decide to put it in ebook form, but I'm not sure how its really different than ripping a CD or a DVD you own, which is legal (assuming the dvd doesn't have a digital lock).
Why is format shifting a DVD/CD okay, but doing the same to a book morally questionable (at best)?
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I don't know either. If I had the tools and the expertise to re-format my own books, I probably would too. Thankfully most of the books I bought to own are also at Project Gutenberg, so I didn't need to. I think it is perfectly legit to scan and keep a book you own on a computer. I can't see why it shouldn't be. There's even a thread on this website talking about a company that will scan and reformat each book for a dollar, so clearly it's legal for someone to even perform the service for someone else. (I couldn't afford the postage, living where I live)
A lot of people seem to have issues with people saving their own CD to their hard drive, yet had no problem in the 80's with people making a mixed tape of their favorite songs from their record collection to have a play list for their walkman? Doesn't make sense to me. If I bought the music, I should hear it how I like, when I like as long as I'm not bugging the neighbours
