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minus-squareRiskable@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 hours agoYes. That does make sense. If you bought a book, scanned it—destroying it in the process—then read it on your computer, that would be completely acceptable. Why is it wrong when a corporation does the same thing? They’re not claiming ownership of the copyrights, just ownership of a copy. Which is how copyright works.
Yes. That does make sense.
If you bought a book, scanned it—destroying it in the process—then read it on your computer, that would be completely acceptable.
Why is it wrong when a corporation does the same thing?
They’re not claiming ownership of the copyrights, just ownership of a copy. Which is how copyright works.