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Originally Posted by JSWolf
But how can format shifting be legal? When you are done format shifting, you do have another copy of the eBook. So if making a copy is not legal, then format shifting is not legal.
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The right to copy (for personal use) is implicit in the sale of digital goods, because they can't be used without copying them. Therefore format shifting (again for personal use) can be legal (and, indeed, is explicitly made legal in UK copyright law).