[HPFGU-OTChatter] Re:Glory be! The ratio! (OoP)

[Heidi Tandy]

ER asked:
**Would it be illegal if one were to type a copy into a word-processor, 
from a book you'd bought, to do textual analysis on? Not that I'd be 
that mad ... just curious about the law.**

For a book still protected by copyright - and given the frustrating yet expected supreme court ruling in the us today, that could be a very long time for works protected under us copyright - yes, it's illegal to do that without permission. Only the copyright holder and by operation of contract his/her/its licensees can copy a work. 

You can take portions of it for fair use, including criticism and educational purposes, or reviews - but you can't take the whole thing. 

Just a reminder - rules on this group prohibit posting or uploading etexts of any of the hp books, including the schoolbooks.