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Originally Posted by John F
Isn't downloading of covers frowned upon, i.e. copyrighted material.
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Originally Posted by DuckieTigger
That depends on the jurisdiction that applies. In general you should assume that you can be sued for infringement of copyright by downloading. In the US it is illegal to download copyrighted images unless the site clearly states that, for example, it is okay to download for personal use, or that images are in the public domain. Fair use cannot be used as defence currently for books (maybe never will).
Chances of getting caught? Slim to none. Plus the copyright holder has to sue. That doesn't make it any more legally or morally okay to do.
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If you have bought the book, fair use seems pretty likely to come into play, you've paid for the book but not received the cover.
Conversely, in the incredibly unlikely event you have trouble from the publisher and they are selling books without the cover as displayed in the eStore then false advertising seems like a worse crime than downloading promotional material.
The Steven King books I bought yesterday had no covers - they do now
