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Originally Posted by Solicitous
if I own for example "Wheel of Time" in paperback, and I find a copy on BT and download it, am I pirating or am I well within my means of adhering to Australian law and using a format-shifted copy of a book I already own?
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I'm not an Aussie lawyer, but...
The person who posted the file online did not have the legal right to distribute it. As such, you are not receiving the file in a legal manner.
The legal means to convert it would be to scan or retype it.