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Originally Posted by Nate the great
Please explain how changing from LIT to LRF alters the content. I do not see how changing an ebook from one file format to another is any more a derived work that cutting down a trade paperback to make it a massmarket paperback.
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Because, as I explained in the previous message, when you cut down a trade paperback you are doing nothing other than physically altering the medium - the paper - and you own that; you can do whatever you want to it.
When you convert a file format, you're creating a NEW file - a "derived work". At the end of the process, you have two files; the old and the new.
As I said, nobody's going to prosecute you for doing this, but it's akin to, say, photocopying a book. You're creating a second copy in the process, which you don't have the right to redistribute. You can, on the other hand, freely give away or re-sell your cut-down paper book.