[TChris]

Copyrighted materials are protected from unauthorized changes and use. Simple stuff.

Not really so simple, if you read the other discussions we have ongoing.

Is it a violation of copyright law for me to tear pages out of the paperback I just bought?

Is it a violation for me to pay someone else to tear pages out of the same book?

Is it a violation for me to pay the book store to tear pages out of the book at the time I purchase it?

If hundreds of customers regularly want the same book with the same pages torn out of it, is it a violation of copyright law for the book store to simply keep copies of the book available for sale with the pages already torn out?

[justshutupandtakeit]

No.

No.

No.

Yes.

If it is reintroduced into the Market it would be a violation. Your personal use is protected.