Does anyone know where I can get a pdf printed?

[Ric]

I got the document delivered today which is pretty good since i ordered it on the 2nd.

The print quality is pretty good overall which i got done in black and white on 90gsm paper . Some of the images are slightly blurry but fine for what i need, and a couple of images have a black background for some reason...

The sizing is a bit odd because they print to American standard size which meant I agreed to a white border on every page to avoid stretching. I got the silver binding for an extra £2.it cost £5.39 in total with free postage.

I got free sweets too, which is a nice touch.


Copyright is the weird thing...at no point was i asked about copyrighted material.its probably in their terms and conditions but it wasn't queried. As i bought the item as a digital download and have a receipt to prove it then i don't see an issue as it's no different than me printing it off myself for my own use...I'm sure that against the strict letter of the law I'm on Britain's most wanted list, but I reckon I'd have a pretty sound argument as the book is no longer in print...

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

Copyright, and any other IP stuff is civil not criminal law.

Ian

[Russell Phillips]

The print quality is pretty good overall which i got done in black and white on 90gsm paper . Some of the images are slightly blurry but fine for what i need, and a couple of images have a black background for some reason...

The images that had a black background probably have a transparent background in the PDF, which when printed will be rendered as black or white depending on how the printing software and/or printer is configured.

Copyright is the weird thing...at no point was i asked about copyrighted material.its probably in their terms and conditions but it wasn't queried. As i bought the item as a digital download and have a receipt to prove it then i don't see an issue as it's no different than me printing it off myself for my own use...I'm sure that against the strict letter of the law I'm on Britain's most wanted list, but I reckon I'd have a pretty sound argument as the book is no longer in print...

Until very recently, UK law said that making copies without permission was illegal, so it would have been illegal whether you printed it on your own printer or got DoxDirect/Staples/whoever to do it for you (assuming you didn't have express permission - it's possible that the licence gave your permission to print it out for personal use). The same law meant that copying CDs onto an MP3 player was illegal. I never heard of anybody getting prosecuted, but it was illegal.

There were plans to make personal copies legal (which would have taken effect on 1st June), but I never heard whether or not they got passed.

Copyright, and any other IP stuff is civil not criminal law.

Usually, but not always. This case wouldn't be a criminal matter, but copyright infringement can be a criminal matter. According to the UK Intellectual Property Office,

Infringement of trade marks and copyrights can be criminal offences, as well as being actionable in civil law. A range of criminal provisions are set out in the relevant Acts, and other offences such as those under the Fraud Act 2006 may also be applied. These criminal offences are most often associated with organised crime groups who are dealing for profit in fake branded goods or pirated products. However,  these offences can also occur in legitimate business, for example if an employee uses the workplace to produce and/or sell quantities of fake DVDs or branded goods to colleagues or outside the office.