I’m opening a bookshop that sells physical books. I have a machine that scans physical books and converts them into digital books. If a customer buys a physical book but wants to get a digital version for free, he can give me his physical book, which I store in my shop, and I can give him the digital version, but if the customer wants to get the physical version of his book, I have to take back his digital version. The only transaction the customer has to make is to buy the physical book, whereas nowadays, physical books are sold separately from their digital versions. Does my bookshop comply with the law?

    • ZapBeebz_@lemmy.world
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      2 months ago

      Strictly speaking, that doesn’t really answer my question. Would you be physically holding onto designated copies for people?

      • Josselin@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
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        2 months ago

        Yes, we can imagine that each customer has a drawer in which the customer’s books are stored. Now that I think about it, it’s a bit what Netflix was doing at this beginning that I’d like to do, if you know what I mean! There I just want to see if it’s legally possible for fun!