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Dajala · 12-09-2007, 01:48 AM

Blue Tyson, I read the legislation as the format shifting being legal, while removing DRM being illegal.

My question is that if I own a paperback, can I (legally) have an ecopy from the darknet in my possession even though I didn't do the 'format shift' myself?

The way I see it, I've bought the book and the author has the royalty and I have the book in my preferred format. Win-Win.

12-09-2007, 01:48 AM	#45
Dajala Enthusiast Posts: 41 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2006 Device: Palm TX, Sony PRS-505	Blue Tyson, I read the legislation as the format shifting being legal, while removing DRM being illegal. My question is that if I own a paperback, can I (legally) have an ecopy from the darknet in my possession even though I didn't do the 'format shift' myself? The way I see it, I've bought the book and the author has the royalty and I have the book in my preferred format. Win-Win. Last edited by Dajala; 12-09-2007 at 01:53 AM. Reason: poor spelling