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Originally Posted by Cinisajoy
Quick answer just because you get a digital book on sale for free, does not mean you are able to do whatever you want with it.
So yes, if you buy Wool or The Arrangement free, if you distribute it to others you are committing piracy.
Now if you get 20,000 Leagues under the sea free, you can do whatever you want with it because it is public domain.
Price is not a factor. Copyright date is the factor.
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AFAIK The edition (type setting?, mechanical? code?) is also a copyright
so, while 20K may be out of copyright, wouldn't the transcription be a new copyright for that EDITION only