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Originally Posted by delphidb96
So, I downloaded all the pirate editions - including Deathly Hallows - which I had the day before the official release of the dead tree version.
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The lack of an official ebook version might be a "fair use" defense in the US, although it is a stretch. From
How Team Tenenbaum missed a chance to shape P2P fair use law:
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Likewise, a defendant who used the new file-sharing networks in the technological interregnum before digital media could be purchased legally, but who later shifted to paid outlets, might also be able to rely on the defense.
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