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Standard copyright boilerplate. Not terms of service distinct from copyright, which is the subject of this thread.
by david-gpu 1mo ago
Standard copyright boilerplate. Not terms of service distinct from copyright, which is the subject of this thread.
- delecti 1mo agoIf you read the whole copyright page of a book and come away with the conclusion that it's anything but terms of use for the book, then we'll just have to agree to disagree.
- david-gpu 1mo agoThe thread is about terms of use separate from copyright law. It is the whole premise.
- cornholio 1mo agoYou do not have a contract with the publishers of the book. They are visibly asserting their copyright to deter any defense of ignorance or implied grant of rights to an infringer; but that's not a contract, you did not agree to it before purchasing, there are no contractual terms (scope, duration, faults and compensation, resolution etc.) and nothing in it exceeds the limits the copyright law already sets. For example, never will you see printed in a book something like "this book is for the exclusive use of the purchaser and you cannot lend, resale or otherwise make available to other parties" - if such a thing was possible, like most software EULAs do, publishers would be all over it.