If I buy an ebook and put it on my paid membership website for others to read and download, is this illegal?

Posted Sunday, March 14, 2010 by admin


Whats the difference between that and selling used tangible books and CD’s? I am not taking credit for the ebook, nor am I selling it, although it can be downloaded. Whats the difference?
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3 Comments on "If I buy an ebook and put it on my paid membership website for others to read and download, is this illegal?"

  • bonzo_dog said on Mar 16th, 2010 at 5:46 PM:

    Not by a law specifically addressing it. There is the question of whether doing so violates copyright law. There is a recognized legal principle called the “first sale doctrine” which prohibits or limits a vendor from being able to what a purchaser does with a product under copyright law, but the question of whether it applies to computer software has not been resolved. Companies have successfully sued people for posting copyrighted music to file-sharing services.

  • Mark S said on Mar 19th, 2010 at 8:49 AM:

    Do not buy a ebook it is waste of money trust me

  • Bella R said on Mar 21st, 2010 at 2:27 AM:

    Yes it is illegal, unless you paid for this / obtained the rights for this. It is like to have a television and show a movie, same laws apply.
    If you do not own the copyright or you did not obtain authorization from the copyright owner you can not do this.
    The copyright includes the right to replicate and to diffuse in any way, including broadcast, internet, whatever…

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