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Re:Internet Archive loses appeal over eBook lending by lesuorac on Thursday September 05, 2024 @12:21PM (#41458075)
Don't they have the same protections?

I think it's perfectly fine to download an ebook and mail somebody your harddrive for them to read it no?

I'm not sure it's legal for you to photocopy a physical book and mail them those photocopies even if you burn your book.

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Re:Internet Archive loses appeal over eBook lending by organsnyder on Thursday September 05, 2024 @12:25PM (#41458137)
You typically can't just mail a hard drive: you have to share access to the account that was used to purchase the ebook.
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Re:Internet Archive loses appeal over eBook lending by autoexec on Thursday September 05, 2024 @12:37PM (#41458268)
That would likely violate the terms of service for whatever company the account was created with. Provisions against password/account sharing are pretty common.
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Re:Internet Archive loses appeal over eBook lending by lesuorac on Thursday September 05, 2024 @12:50PM (#41458396)
Well, I'm not claiming it's practical; I'm just saying its the same.

Rather than mailing your friend a hard drive, you could mail them a door key and they can come over and use your computer to read the ebook or your couch to read the book.

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