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Old 06-23-2015, 03:42 AM   #107
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Originally Posted by Turtle91 View Post
I follow your reasoning. It's annoying that US law is so convoluted that under that reasoning I would still be unable to let my kids read the ebook of a pbook I had purchased and format-shifted. I would (like to) think that it was the same concept as making a backup copy of a dvd to prevent them getting peanut butter on it (as someone mentioned earlier). I would want them to use the ebook so they didn't destroy my original, first edition, autographed...yada yada...
I'm sure that most people would think it entirely reasonable to allow anyone in your household to read your ebooks. It's when you start giving copies to friends and family who don't live with you that it gets dubious.
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