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Originally Posted by leaston
Crikey, that's surprising 
@everyone - So, presumably B&N, Kobo and other sellers will have different deals with publishers and therefore this will be a different agreement depending on where the book was purchased? In which case, it's up to the buyer to find out whether letting their mates or aunt Mary download a copy is legal or not. |
It's really not that complicated. Making an unauthorized duplicate and giving it to an unauthorized person will
almost certainly be a violation of copyright law.
Some might try to argue that using an authorized mechanism to let a personal friend or family member read an authorized copy is against certain terms of use, but I doubt it. That is, I doubt any T&C language that actually tried to narrowly restrict "personal use" that way would be valid or enforceable.
I doubt anyone with a moderately functioning moral compass and a modicum of respect for laws protecting the right of content creators will ever have a problem.