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This book may not be re-sold or given away to other people (literature.cafe)

submitted 1 year ago by EyeBeam@literature.cafe to c/books@lemmy.world

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This book is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This book may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you're reading this book and did not purchase it, or if it was not purchased for your use only, please purchase your own copy.

I found this notice on the copyright page of something I bought at a recent used book sale. I can't recall seeing a warning so overtly hostile to book borrowers and hope I never do again. I know about the first sale doctrine, and that this is completely unenforceable, but it still offends me. Should I contact the author for instructions on returning it unread?

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[–] LilB0kChoy@lemm.ee 25 points 1 year ago (1 children)

For what it’s worth the author may not know that warning is there OR if it was self-published it was maybe a default notice automatically added by their publishing tool/software.

[–] EyeBeam@literature.cafe 21 points 1 year ago (2 children)

It does appear to be self-published, by a local author. He should have known of and approved what boilerplate he was attaching to his text.

[–] LilB0kChoy@lemm.ee 10 points 1 year ago

He should have known of and approved what boilerplate he was attaching to his text.

Agreed. Sometimes it’s better to give people the benefit of the doubt and assume honest mistake until they demonstrate otherwise though.

[–] CosmicTurtle0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 1 year ago

The terms have no legal standing in the United States. The first-sale doctrine limits right holders ability to restrict resales of their work.