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Originally Posted by pzack
Given the massive quantity of electronic material made available to the public, I, like countless general users of the internet, usually do not have the time or means to track down copyright issues or violations.
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Originally Posted by pzack
I am astonished that I am being accused of attempted pirating! However, two members called my attention to possible copyright issues and use of complete files in the forum.
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It is the downloader's responsibility to check that a book is actually out of copyright or was released to the public domain. In the case of the book in question, the copyright page is in the upload to the Internet Archive leaving no question that this is pirated material. You did read the first few pages of the ebook after you downloaded it?
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Originally Posted by pzack
This forum is not using nor distributing, nor could it, any file or files that I personally have presented in this forum and what little that I have provided is for my own personnal use. And what I have used is not, knowingly, illegal, pirated or to anything to that effect.
That you want to make an issue of this is your lookout.
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I hate to burst your bubble but considering the repetitions of "GRAND LAROUSSE DE LA LANGUE FRANÇAISE" in the small sample of the 6400+ pages in the original, I find it hard to believe that you didn't happen to notice them. And personal use is not an excuse for piracy. Are you claiming the files you finally attached are not well beyond limitations on fair use.
As for making an issue of it? I would prefer if Mobileread was not involved in a copyright infringement case.
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Originally Posted by pzack
Perhaps it bears repeating that nothing is being sold nor distributed for sale nor use in this forum(nor could it be)or anywhere else and is being used strictly and solely and unequivically for personal use.
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For what it is worth, someone uploading a copy of an ebook to the internet does not make it public domain nor does downloading that ebook give you any rights. The Grand Larousse de la Langue Française is a copyrighted work. Period. End of discussion.
This does not come fall into the case where someone is attempting to make an ebook from a physical book they own which, as far as I am aware, is not permitted within the EU. What we have here is a plain and simple act of piracy committed by an incompetent.