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Originally Posted by HarryT
It IS illegal in many places. Where I live, for example, rubbish belong to its owner until it's collected, at which point ownership of it is transferred to either the local council or their appointed rubbish collection contractor.
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In most countries possession is nine, tenths of the law, well maybe eight anyway, so you would have to prove that you owned the contents of your trash can, with receipts etc.
I don't know if many people have read a Condition of Sale notice or if it is used world-wide, but the basic one goes like this:
“
This book is sold subject to the condition that it shall not, by way of trade or otherwise, be lent, re-sold, hired out or otherwise circulated without the publishers prior consent in a binding or cover other than which it is published.”
It sounds as if the publishers put more emphasis on the cover than they do on the actual work. It also implies that you can do any of the above as long as you don't change the cover or binding.