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Old 03-13-2015, 11:45 AM   #47
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Originally Posted by MikeB1972 View Post
This is the relevant bit
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2...ulation/3/made

(5) In subsection (1)(b) “private use” includes private use facilitated by the making of a copy—
(b)for the purposes of format-shifting, or

No mention of digital anywhere (except for the cloud storage provision)
You're absolutely right - that does seem clear. I do note, though, that it explicitly states that you have to make the copy yourself, so services like "1dollarscan" would not be legal in the UK, and nor would downloading an ebook that someone else had created.
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