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[QUOTE=Elfwreck;2138620] I don't see how "piracy" (does giving my teenager a copy of ebooks I bought for myself count as piracy?) is in the same area as book shoplifting, for reasons that get hashed through here on a regular basis. /QUOTE]
I seem to recall that many moons ago microsoft had similar issues re loading its operating software on more than 1 home computer.
That is, a person would buy their Microsoft products and then install them on x number of computers in their household. (Where it was a multi computer household)
Microsoft didn't like this at all ..... then something or other happened in the ideas department and they determined that (nominated) copies of particular kinds of their software could be downloaded on a maximum of 3 home computers.
Made total sense, and possibly merely legitimised that which may have already been occurring.
Personal and fair use are avenues that are integral to the copyright of software and need to be realistically treated imo.
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