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Old 03-28-2017, 06:49 AM   #34
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Originally Posted by crich70 View Post
Usually there is a disclaimer that you don't have the right to copy or transmit the book via electronic means, but aren't you doing exactly that when you download a book to your ereader and open it? We say that it is ok to do as long as we own a copy but each time you download it you are making a new copy since the old one is deleted (after you read it).
These rights are specifically granted by the ebook licence. Take a look at Amazon's, for example. You're right, though: making copies of pirated books is a breach of copyright for exactly that reason.
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