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Originally Posted by darryl
TThe translation suggests that copies for private purposes can be made wihout the permission of the copyright holder (does this mean, say, the publisher?) if the copyright owner (say, the author?) gives permission.
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My guess would be that 'specimen' in this case is a translation of a legal term meaning the original copy. That is, one may make copies for private use, provided that the thing being copied was obtained with the copyright holder's permission.
This is necessary to make clear that it's not permissible to copy an unauthorised copy.