Is it infringing to pass e-books between classmates?

It is an infringement for students to pass e-books to each other. When you buy this book, all you have is his right to use and read, which can't be applied to sharing on the Internet.

Piracy refers to the act of making identical copies by new manufacturers without the consent or authorization of the copyright owner, and redistributing the copied works and publications. In most countries and regions, this kind of behavior is defined as an illegal act of infringing intellectual property rights, and even constitutes a crime, which will be punished by the host country. Is it illegal to sell pirated e-books The answer is illegal, not only illegal, but also serious enough to constitute a crime. According to the laws of our country, for the purpose of making profits, without the permission of the copyright owner, anyone who disseminates other people's written works, music, movies, television, art, photography, video, computer software and other works to the public through the information network has one of the following circumstances, and the illegal business amount is more than 50,000 yuan; Spreading others' works with a total number of more than 500 pieces (departments); Whoever spreads the works of others and is actually hit more than 50,000 times shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years or criminal detention and shall also or only be fined; If the amount of illegal income is huge or there are other particularly serious circumstances, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than three years but not more than seven years and shall also be fined. Legal basis: Article 217 of the Criminal Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) aims at making profits. In any of the following circumstances, if the amount of illegal income is relatively large or there are other serious circumstances, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years or criminal detention and shall also or only be fined; If the amount of illegal income is huge or there are other particularly serious circumstances, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than three years but not more than seven years, and shall also be fined: (1) Reproduction and distribution of written works, music, movies, television, video works, computer software and other works without the permission of the copyright owner; (2) Publishing books with exclusive publishing rights enjoyed by others; (3) Reproduction and distribution of audio and video products made by the producer without the permission of the producer; (4) producing or selling works of art with forged signatures of others.