As far as my extremely poor understanding of the law goes: this depends on where you live but generally you are not allowed to download a digital copy of a phys

As far as my extremely poor understanding of the law goes: this depends on where you live but generally you are not allowed to download a digital copy of a physical book you own, but you are allowed to create your own [1]. It may also be worth noting that most jurisdictions are only interested in distribution, not downloading, so the chances of prosecution are slim. A small company you may have heard of called Meta is currently using a similar argument in US court [2]. [1] https://ebooks.stackexchange.com/questions/1111/i-have-a-printed-version-of-a-book-does-it-allow-me-to-possess-an-electronic-co https://ebooks.stackexchange.com/questions/1111/i-have-a-pri... [2] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43125840 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43125840