Using a Book Contrary to Copyright Conditions
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Question
A friend bought a book and a voice development CD for 600 shekels, and the author stipulates that it is for personal use. There is no way I would invest such an amount, but I want to use the material. Is it permitted?
Answer
It is forbidden.
Source
Although when there is no chance he will buy, it is impossible to demand payment according to the law of descent, there is a dispute among the poskim whether it constitutes theft, and it is a Torah doubt, and one should be stringent.