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Originally Posted by HarryT
They aren't "stealing the book", but if, for example, your contract with the bookstore says (as most of them do) that the content is licensed for your personal use only, then your aunt, mum, or friend, are not licensed to read the book. But I very, very seriously doubt that anyone is going to either know or care!
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Ahh, but that's my whole point about this issue and the thread in general...I agree, I doubt anyone would care enough to take action against me for something so ridiculous. Yet, there have been any number of arguments back and forth here about exactly this sort of thing. It's bonkers.
@anyone - So, if (by design or accident) an ebook is read by others on one of my devices, I'm
possibly acting within the terms of a retailer like Amazon, but could still fall foul of copyright law? How, as a lay person, would I have any clue that Amazon's (insert any other retailer's name here) terms aren't necessarily legal?
What a huge can of worms!
I have to wonder why I should care. In the end, if I go on Amazon and click a 'Buy' button for an ebook, as far as I'm concerned, I now own a copy. If I then believe Amazon's terms and happily lend that book to others, should I care or worry that I'm breaking any law?? The problem is far wider than just putting the onus on ME as a customer!