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Except that explanation refers to when he hits an illegally batted ball and how to correctly interpret "out of the batter's box." For batter interference when he hits the ball fair and the ball hits him in fair territory, there's nothing said about being in or out of the box. In fact, let's take a look at the very succint wording of the rule:
6.05 - A batter is out when:
(g) His fair ball touches him before touching a fielder
Note that it says "his fair ball." When a batter hits a ball that contacts him in the batter's box, we, by official interpretation, rule it a foul ball. So how can this both be a foul ball and, according to what you say JE says, also be a fair ball/batter's out? It can't.
The word I received from official sources was as I explained earlier. If his fair batted ball hits him in the box, it's a foul ball; if it hits him outside the box, it's interference, dead, etc. When I double-checked on the in the box/out of the box explanation, I was told, "wherever that part of his body was when hit determines whether he is out or if it is a foul ball."
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