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minus-squarebooly@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·9 hours agoThe ruling explicitly says that scanning books and keeping/using those digital copies is legal. The piracy found to be illegal was downloading unauthorized copies of books from the internet for free.
minus-squaredeltapi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·7 hours agoI wonder if the archive.org cases had any bearing on the decision.
The ruling explicitly says that scanning books and keeping/using those digital copies is legal.
The piracy found to be illegal was downloading unauthorized copies of books from the internet for free.
I wonder if the archive.org cases had any bearing on the decision.