Is it permissible to work as a teacher and explain paid books to students and profit from that, knowing that most fatwas prohibit copying books and selling them at a lower price? And if that is not permissible, what is the ruling on the money earned?
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Intellectual property rights are protected by Islamic law, and it is not permissible to infringe upon them by downloading published books without the permission of their owners. Some scholars permit this for personal use, not for commercial purposes. The money earned by the teacher from teaching students using these books is permissible (), because it is in exchange for his effort, not in exchange for the copied books, even if it is said that downloading the books themselves is forbidden.
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