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Originally Posted by ottischwenk
It is therefore absolutely equal whether I make these copies myself or download them from somewhere (which is not a violation of the law); I am not allowed to distribute the copies.
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Of course it is not equal. You can scan and OCR your paper book and thus make an electronic copy for yourself. And you can buy an electronic copy from a legal source and download (i.e. copy) it as many times as you want. But downloading an illegally distributed ebook from an illegal source is illegal beyond any doubt. Yes, even in Austria, as quoted here several times.