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Originally Posted by rlauzon
And one more thing: making 2-3 copies for your friends is not, nor has it ever been, "fair use."
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Perhaps the word 'Fair use.' were not the best to use and they are certainly not legally correct as the copyright in most books clearly states that unauthorised lending (amongst other things) is prohibited.
However, the main point is - a few years ago I went to a book signing by quite a well known author of Sci-Fi, he was more than happy to hear from me that the 'unauthorised' lending of one of his books, had resulted in my brother in law, buying his entire published works, and recommending them to his friends...