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Originally Posted by Joykins
I don't know the true legality of rescuing coverless paperbacks, but from what my friends in the bookstore said, the bookstore was responsible for ensuring that the books made it to the dumpster. The fact that employees would occasionally rescue books was never officially acknowledged (& was probably concealed from the employer, whether the employer really knew or not is arguable).
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Morally it seems to be exactly like making and electronic copy from somebody that do not have the right to distribute the book.
So all arguments that people propose like "lost income" and so on should be applicable to this situation also.