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Originally Posted by Giggleton
There is no law that tells us that we cannot give away ebooks.
We are not supposed to copy art but that is a grey area, the statutes were really only meant for the business realm. Going to a museum and copying a painting, or sharing a book with a friend were definitely things that the framers considered fine and dandy.
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That's correct, if you make an ebook, it's your right to give it away to whoever you like.
Alternatively if you mean you think there's no law against buying an ebook (not a public domain ebook or an ebook that has a specific clause that allows distribution) and then copying it and distributing it for free. Then I propose the following:
You buy one of Terry Goodkind's ebooks and then zip it up in a torrent with a text file with your full name and contact details saying you're "allowed" to do that. Then release it on a torrent site.
At that point let's see what happens, my bet is you'll be prosecuted.
If you don't get in trouble for that, I will happily re-imburse you for the cost of the ebook.
Go on, I dare you..
