: Re: I have a printed version of a book does it allow me to possess an electronic copy? I have a printed version (i.e. a hardback or paperback) of a book and I wonder whether this allows me

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An e-book is basically made of 2 things, that both have copyrights associated:

The content of the book
The edition of the book

The former is the work of the author to write the text. The latter is the work of the editor to turn the text into a presentable file.

A paper book is the same thing, plus a physical support, which have an intrinsic value due to its physical nature.

By acquiring a paper book, you obtain a licence over the content of the book, and the fair use right on the content of the book.

However, that does not grant you the licence over the edition of any ebook in particular, and therefore does not allow you to own a published electronic edition of the book. The important point here is that an e-book is always considered a different edition from the paper version.

Which does not prevent you to own any electronic edition, for example if you do it yourself. Making an electronic edition of the book (either by copying it, scanning it, OCRing it...) yourself enters in the fair use.

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