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<blockquote data-quote="Asmor" data-source="post: 4676237" data-attributes="member: 1154">Hypothetical question 1: Would you have a problem with me photocopying a page from one of the core books for personal use (e.g. page 42 of the DMG, the conditions page in the PHB, or whichever monsters I was intending to use in an adventure)?Hypothetical question 2: Would you have a problem with me scanning the same page into my computer?Hypothetical question 3: Would you have a problem with me scanning an entire book I own into the computer? (Hint: While nothing in copyright is ever as clear as it should be, it's generally accepted that <a href="http://w2.eff.org/IP/eff_fair_use_faq.php" target="_blank">format-shifting your media</a> is within the realm of legal fair use)Hypothetical question 4: Would you have a problem with me downloading a copy of a book I own, given that legally it's probably okay for me to make my own copy in the first place.While you've a flare for the dramatic, and indeed I fully admit I've broken the law, I maintain that I've done nothing unethical.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Asmor, post: 4676237, member: 1154"] Hypothetical question 1: Would you have a problem with me photocopying a page from one of the core books for personal use (e.g. page 42 of the DMG, the conditions page in the PHB, or whichever monsters I was intending to use in an adventure)? Hypothetical question 2: Would you have a problem with me scanning the same page into my computer? Hypothetical question 3: Would you have a problem with me scanning an entire book I own into the computer? (Hint: While nothing in copyright is ever as clear as it should be, it's generally accepted that [url=http://w2.eff.org/IP/eff_fair_use_faq.php]format-shifting your media[/url] is within the realm of legal fair use) Hypothetical question 4: Would you have a problem with me downloading a copy of a book I own, given that legally it's probably okay for me to make my own copy in the first place. While you've a flare for the dramatic, and indeed I fully admit I've broken the law, I maintain that I've done nothing unethical. [/QUOTE]

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