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> it's possible to remove this DRM protection, but it's also not something completely legal Something is legal or it's not. Is it illegal though? You clearly p
by charles_f 4y ago
> it's possible to remove this DRM protection, but it's also not something completely legal
Something is legal or it's not. Is it illegal though? You clearly press on a "buy" button to purchase the book. Unless they have somewhere a clause that says you're not buying the book but license to rent it? In any case it's not immoral, and I doubt it's illegal unless you share it.
Nb: don't agree with the precept, for the general use case it's much easier to buy a book. It takes a couple clicks on Amazon, and removing the DRM if you wanted to (say, if you wanted to switch to a Kobo later on) is straight forward. Finding a pirated version of a book that's not a series-A on the other hand is pretty hard.
- themadturk 4y agoRemoving copy protection or DRM is illegal in the USA and, upon conviction, is punishable by substantial fines and jail time. I believe that copy protection and DRM is indeed immoral, but nonetheless it is legal.