Thread: Is ebook piracy on the rise?
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Old 08-11-2008, 04:00 AM   #357
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Originally Posted by Olympus View Post
Now you are hitting a nerve with me. As you compare e-books with episodes: I am allowed to record the episode, lend the vhs-tape to relatives & family (without charging an admission fee), transform the vhs-tape to DVD or DivX, remove / fast forward commercials .

As most broadcasted tv-shows become legally available on DVD after each tv-season, does that make the privately created recordings (and transformations) suddenly illegal???
I don't know if it's different where you live, but in the UK you're only allowed to record TV programmes for the purpose of "time shifting", not permanent storage. It's also not legal to share video/DVD's recorded off-air with anyone, unlike commercially-bought DVDs, which can be shared.
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