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When I buy a physical book, am I entitled to scan for myself? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 1 month ago by niko@sh.itjust.works to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I don't mean to distribute, but to scan for myself to read digitally, am I allowed to do that legally and ethically when I buy a physical book or would that be totally unethical and illegal?

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[–] Michal@programming.dev 2 points 1 month ago

I believe the distinction is you have a right to copy for own use/backup but you don't have the right to break the DRM preventing you from doing so.

For example, you have a right to make a copy of a video game (by installing it to hard drive) but DRM willl prevent you from running it unless you have the original disk in the drive.