Re: Re: What kind of pirate am I?

From: "Kirk McElhearn" 
> On Oct 13, 2010, at 2:21 PM, Barry wrote:
> 
>> If I buy a book in one electronic format and buy a new device and figure out how to convert the book I paid for to another format you call it stealing. I don't call it stealing.  In this case the law would agree with me.  While the law might have things to say about what I did the law would not call it stealing.
> 
> The law would call it a copyright violation. That's a different case than obtaining a work in the first place. You're changing the subject.
> 
> 
> Kirk
> 
> *Author of Take Control of iTunes 10: The FAQ*
> http://www.mcelhearn.com/itunes
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And there is almost certainly also contract violation. Big operators like Amazon and Apple are a lot les kindly than most copyright holders.

Joseph

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