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Originally Posted by pdurrant
I think that fair use comes in here. I disagree that I need the terms of a licence to make copies of the electronic books I've bought, if the copies are incidental to reading the book.
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Unlike the US, English copyright law does not have a "fair use" defence. It has instead what's called "fair dealing", and fair dealing covers only three specifically-defined areas: non-commercial research or study, criticism or review, or the reporting of current events. None of these apply to the situation of making copies of an ebook for the purpose of reading it. It really is the licence which grants you that right.
Fair Dealing in United Kingdom Law