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Old 01-15-2009, 12:39 AM   #1
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I decided to buy myself a Sony PRS-700 for Christmas as I'm an avid reader and I can't keep adding new bookcases. I live in fear of the floor caving in. :-)

One thing I haven't yet come across in the forums is the issue of copyright. I noticed that some books say they're okay to download from Canada and other books just have a readme link. How does one find out if a book is under copyright in one's country or if the author has given permission for people in a country to get the ebook?

I do love my eBook reader so far and this has been an extremely helpful forum!

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Old 01-15-2009, 12:24 PM   #2
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Old 01-15-2009, 12:30 PM   #3
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I decided to buy myself a Sony PRS-700 for Christmas as I'm an avid reader and I can't keep adding new bookcases. I live in fear of the floor caving in. :-)
Good choice and welcome to the forum.


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How does one find out if a book is under copyright in one's country or if the author has given permission for people in a country to get the ebook?
Wow, you really like to open a can of worms and with your first post. There have been many threads here about this topic. The answer is basically, it's not easy.

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Old 01-15-2009, 01:16 PM   #4
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Old 01-17-2009, 10:18 AM   #5
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I wondered if copyright would be a "can of worms" and I almost expected the response but I still held out hope there was a magic wand somewhere. :-)
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Old 01-17-2009, 10:29 AM   #6
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Hello and welcome! Can't help you with copyright stuff, I don't understand any of it.
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