_aavaa_ 3 days ago

A physical book, no. A digital book, cynically I think yes since you don’t own a copy you own a license to use it.

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alain94040 3 days ago

[I'm not a lawyer but spent way too much time with intellectual property lawyers]

Not true either for a digital book. However, since you are in possession of a digital copy of something that is definitely copyrightable, you have two options to defend yourself and not go to jail: either use the license terms that give you the digital rights to the book (and pay the $100), or not have a license, not have a defense, and let the judge decide what the penalty should be. Will it be more than $100?