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Originally Posted by Dutchbook
No, theft is the right word and the seller can sue. I'm not going to bother writing entire paragraphs of info, so the short version is this:
Breach of copyright consists of using the copyrighted without the copyrighters' consession. Buying a ebook is a sales agreement (License goes one way, money the other), which is governed by another set of rules. By buying an ebook, you do not get a license to use the copyrighted material; You get a license to read the stuff.
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Actually, if theft *was* the right word, then the seller could have the "thief" arrested. Since it's not a criminal act, it's not really theft, it's breach of copyright, or of the terms of a contract (license agreement)...which is why the seller/author/rights-holder can sue, but not press charges and have anyone arrested. In a case of *actual* theft, the injured party would call the police and have the thief arrested. If you call the police for breach of copyright, you'll only get laughed at.
Shari