QUESTION
What legal issues can I run into by hosting books online and having a donate button?
Asked on Feb 07th, 2016 on Business Law - California
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None of the books are mine. I would only spend donated money on hosting fees.
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You could run into a massive copyright infringement lawsuit by the publishers or copyright owners of the books. The fact that it is a voluntary donation doesn't matter and the fact you spend it just to host the site doesn't matter.
Answered on Feb 08th, 2016 at 7:00 AM