Printing and Copyright
I have a pdf copy of a PhD dissertation that I obtained legally through a library database. The dissertation is of course copyrighted. I want to print the pdf, which I am legally allowed to do. But I don't want to print it on my own since it would not be bound and would take up too much ink and paper. Would it be legal to run it through a printing service like Amazon's KDP in order to produce a single copy for personal use? Or would merely uploading it to Amazon's service be a violation of copyright? Thanks in advance.
Posted Feb 6, 2020, 9:28 PM UTC
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Almost certainly a violation. As part of the KDP process, you state that you have the necessary rights to publish the book.
Can you print it at an OfficeMax/Staples/local print shop?
Ah yea, I had forgotten about that, thanks. Oh well. I could possibly print it elsewhere but a 900 page tome would cost a fortune. I guess I'll just stick to the pdf for now and print the most relevant parts.
Edit: Just discovered that ProQuest sells physical copies of PhD dissertations. That's my best bet if I want a copy.