Recently I decided to reread a couple of old paper books. In particular, "The Lord of the Rings" by J.R.R.Tolkien. In my case, all three books were purchased in one edition and represent a giant of A4 cellulose and weighing two kilograms. I read mostly in transport. I imagined throwing this slug into the bag, carrying it all day with me, getting out and reading on the bus ... I was just horrified. I thought, what if ...

And what if I download an electronic copy of this book from some online library, throw it on a handheld and read it from it? And then it is time to wonder about the license. Do I have an officially bought paper copy, what does the law say about this way of reading? And if I scan the book and upload it to the PDA again? Is this a violation of the law?

It is interesting how things are with games and programs. For example, I bought a disk, but I lost / broke / added_ my own, proof of purchase (box, check, purchase witnesses) I have. Having downloaded the same game / program from torrents, but activating with my key, do I violate the license?

Unfortunately, I am not a lawyer and I cannot answer this question, but I think that not very few people are interested in it. I hope the community will help to understand :)
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Update

Thank you onthefly for the answer . I quote:

The definition of "reproduction" is contained in Part 2 of Art. 1275 GK. Electronic copy does not fall under it.

Fine! We read clause 2 to the end:

2. Reproduction (reprographic reproduction) refers to the facsimile reproduction of a work using any technical means that is not carried out for the purposes of publication. Reproduction does not include the reproduction of a work or the storage of its copies in electronic (including digital), optical or other machine-readable form, except when creating temporary copies with the help of technical equipment intended for reproduction.

Thus, any file from which a copy of a book can be printed is a reproduction. In other words, you can scan books only in PDF files with a set ban on printing (the file format allows you to do this).

Update 2

Transferred to the thematic blog Dura Lex .