01-02-2021, 03:59 AM | #16 |
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Only if the book has DRM. There are plenty of books that don't. Yes, even at Amazon. Besides, it's one of those laws that look nice and threatening in official documents, but in real life it's not possible to ensure people obey it. So de facto there is no trap.
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Whether removing the DRM from an ebook for personal use is against any law (criminal or civil) anywhere has not yet been demonstrated in court. It is true that allowing anyone other than the purchaser (even a spouse) to read an ebook purchased at Kobo is against Kobo's terms and conditions. This does not apply to ebooks purchased at Amazon, as Amazon's terms and conditions allow anyone to read a purchased ebook, provided it is through the Family library facility, or is on a Kindle registered to the original account. I recommend that the OP gets a Kindle. Then it will be easy to share books with their spouse (through a Family Library). |
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01-02-2021, 04:25 AM | #18 |
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01-02-2021, 04:30 AM | #19 |
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This IS an odd one. I wonder if the legality/enforceability of this condition has ever been tested in any jurisdiction? It seems that if I physically hand my Kobo to my wife to read a book I purchased, I would be breach of the T&Cs, which is bizarre, really. And a VERY good test of how scrupulously one observes rules when the breaking of them is utterly, literally undetectable.
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01-02-2021, 04:35 AM | #20 |
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01-02-2021, 04:39 AM | #22 | |
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And you didn't buy the book, you bought a license to read. A paper book you can buy - and I haven't yet managed to read one with a reader. Last edited by ottischwenk; 01-02-2021 at 04:51 AM. |
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I find it anti-social to only adhere to the laws that fit your needs and personally avoid such lousy types. |
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But that's just a lame excuse for not wanting to adhere to current laws - an author to steal the remuneration he is entitled to by law. |
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01-02-2021, 05:11 AM | #29 |
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How is my converting my personally purchased book stealing from the author?
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01-02-2021, 05:12 AM | #30 |
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What is defended so vehemently here is ultimately theft / embezzlement, in that the compensation due to the publisher and thus also the author is not provided and at best differs gradually from the download of illegal sites.
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