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Originally Posted by HarryT
Yes, it matters because there's a clear difference between a destructive scan (which is what 1dollarscan do) and the act of scanning and retaining the original. The latter action is creating an additional copy of the work; the former is not.
We have established that creating additional copies for personal use is legal in the UK, but is it legal in the US? This site appears to be of the opinion that it's not legal, even for personal use. |
I have already explained -- 1dollarscan is doing a destructive scan simply because it is the most convenient way to do it (mailing back a stack of papers, possibly stitched back together, is not an economic fit with a $1 price tag for conversion, and they certainly cannot keep your book for themselves) -- don't read anything into it...
That forum appears to be devoted to discussing the technicality of legality, hardly appropriate here on a forum where most members will happily tell you to "break the law" by exercising your fair use rights to DeDRM your books.
I did say in post #2 that it is technically illegal to photocopy your book by hand.
I also expect this is merely a matter of waiting until someone actually gets nailed for doing so, followed by
as the EFF champions the fight in court.
It is already legal by any reasonable reading of Fair Use (but the only people who have spoken in public on it so far, consider Fair Use to be a cheap tactic by busybodies trying to prevent media producers from getting their "deserved" money out of journalists/reviewers/teachers/etc).