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Old 05-18-2023, 01:43 PM   #56
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Originally Posted by Quoth View Post
Not so.

As long as you bought it (not a borrow etc) and you never give/sell/upload copies they don't care.
Almost all sales are civil contracts and the company suing has to prove loss.

You can't add copyright newer covers to a PD ebook you re-share (unless you own copyright or pay royalty etc), but you can add them for personal use. The copyright covers are essentially adverts, so can't be used to "repackage" a product (even if same text) for any 3rd party, only for your own use.
Pretty much. I think this is relevant:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First-sale_doctrine
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