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There are no terms and conditions attached to library books beyond copyright law (which says nothing about scanning) and the general premise of being a library
by jrockway 1y ago
There are no terms and conditions attached to library books beyond copyright law (which says nothing about scanning) and the general premise of being a library (return the book in good condition on time or pay).
- mdp2021 1y agoCopyright law in the USA may be more liberal about scanning than other jurisdictions (see the parallel comment from gpm), which expressly regulate the amount of copying of material you do not own as an item.
- gpm 1y agoThe jurisdictions I'm familiar with all give vague fair use/fair dealing exceptions which would cover some but not all copying (including scanning) with less than clear boundaries. I'd be interested to know if you knew of one with bright line rules delineating what is and isn't allowed.
- mdp2021 1y ago> if you knew of one with bright line rules (I know by practice but not from the letter of the law; to give you details I should do some research and it will take time - if I will manage to I will send you an email, but I doubt I will be able to do it soon. The focus is anyway on western European Countries.)
- bandrami 1y agoScanning in a way that results in a copy of the book being saved is a right reserved to the holder of the copyright