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Old 05-20-2012, 10:02 AM   #66
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Originally Posted by HarryT View Post
No, it's copyright law. Nothing to do with Amazon's TOS. If you make a copy of a book without the permission of the copyright holder and give it to someone else, that's piracy.
Making a copy to give it to a friend (temporarily or not) is likely copyright infringement. (There's some potential defense there; it's a very thin case.) But lending them a legit copy, without making an extra one (like, handing over the whole ereader), may be a violation of the TOS, but is not a violation of law.

When I'm a bit braver, I'll contact Amazon and ask them about the "register 6 devices" and their constant suggestion that this be used for family members, and the "personal use only" part of the TOS.
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