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Originally Posted by pdurrant
It will all depend on OpenLibrary's licence agreement with the copyright holder.
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Ah - I see.
So, let's get this clear: are you saying that in the case of the two scenarios below, both acts are
equally criminal under UK law at the present?
Scenario1
BUY hard copy of book; scan pages into PC; make epub for later use.
Scenario2
BORROW chosen book from Open Library; copy pages into PC; make epub for later use.
If that is indeed the case, the law is even more stupid than I thought, because if both are legally just as bad, then one may as well go down the 'borrow/copy' route and save one's dosh....... - even though one is clearly more MORALLY right than the other. Hey Ho!!!
And on that topic, is DRM-stripping
in itself an illegal act? I assume it is, but if not, that opens up another area for acquiring without format-shifting.........