In the United States it is a violation of copyright law to photocopy an entire book. The law permits selective pages within reason, but never an entire book. Bill Lee -----Original Message----- From: Hannon <othonna@gmail.com> To: Pacific Bulb Society <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> Sent: Wed, Mar 28, 2012 6:29 pm Subject: Re: [pbs] The Genus Lachenalia - a new book On 28 March 2012 14:26, Greg Ruckert <greg@alpacamanagement.com> wrote: > So at least you would let somebody else buy it before you stole it? The book has not even been released and you are already planning on stealing it. The book could be copied from a library or friend's copy. This is not ncommon practice for university students who cannot afford books that cost 0, 30 or 40c per page. As far as I know it is not illegal and does not eprive the publisher of money from a potential customer who cannot or will ot pay an extortionate price in the first place. ______________________________________________ bs mailing list bs@lists.ibiblio.org ttp://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php ttp://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/