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Originally Posted by Fangorn
U.S. law says it is theft.
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According to
US law it would be copyright infringement, not theft.
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Originally Posted by Fangorn
But the actual legal standing is a matter of fact, not opinion.
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Fair use is almost entirely based on court opinion and precedent.
When it's a discussion of checking out material from a library for personal use and copying it for personal use, it solidly falls under the fair use/infringement decision and, therefore, the legal standing is solidly a matter of
opinion, not fact.
The law, 17 USC 107, is specifically worded to leave it up to the opinion of the court.