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01-20-2011, 06:50 PM | #32 |
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Something that I don't understand, if it is supposed to be illegal, then why is there software being sold to help remove DRM?
I was doing some checking as I am seriously considering it, I bought some books online, not knowning that they were DRM'd. I thought they were DRM free, as one said epub and the others were Adobe. Anyhow, there is software being sold, I have seen two different types offered. So, what is going to happen there? Those businesses will be shut down? Charges brought against them? I am just getting confused about DRM and ADOBE and ADE, if you have to download ADE to install a book, doesn't that mean it is DRM'd? And isn't Calibre unable to process DRM books? So, if I have to download ADE to be able to put books on my reader (Sony 900), doesn't that mean the books are DRM books and doesn't that mean I can't use Calibre? Therefore, I have to strip the books to be able to read them, right? I have been bouncing from thread to thread, reading all the posts trying to understand this. And I am getting more confused than straightened out. Last edited by JLYates; 01-20-2011 at 06:55 PM. Reason: clarification |
01-20-2011, 07:07 PM | #33 | |
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Since DRM will always screw you in the end, it is best to remove it immediately. Then you can use the full range of Calibre's capabilities and will never have a problem migrating to a new ebook reader. With the plugins, stripping DRM is almost completely painless. |
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01-20-2011, 07:12 PM | #34 | |
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01-20-2011, 08:26 PM | #35 | |
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People will sell whatever they think they can sell. And - the laws are not consistent world-wide. The sellers may be in countries that don't have DMCA laws? |
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01-20-2011, 09:26 PM | #36 |
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YLYates:
With tools, Calibre can help you even with drm books. You need to close your eyes and mediate on the phrase "apprentice alf blog" and a bit of googling always clears the head for meditation of this sort. |
01-20-2011, 09:39 PM | #37 |
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okay,
so, am I right in this: The books I bought that are DRM'd; I save on my hard drive, learn how to strip them, do so and then send them to Calibre. Each book has to be stripped individually. Do I do the .ascm (not sure I have that right) first? Or is that part of the ADE? Right now they are in my email, where they were sent to. I figure they are safe there (I hope) it has been two days since I purchased them. I know that I have to go elsewhere rather than here to find out how to strip, but I want to make sure what I do before I start to do that, that I do it correctly, going from my email to the hard drive to wherever it is next, before I do the stripping (clear as mud?). Can that be answered here? I don't want to break any rules here concerning DRM. |
01-20-2011, 10:18 PM | #38 | |
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01-20-2011, 10:26 PM | #39 | |
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Not that I would know anything about removing DRM, of course. Nor where to find such tools to do so, of course. Google is the answer to all questions. |
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01-21-2011, 12:52 AM | #40 |
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The .ascm is merely a ticket (tiny pointer file, as it were) that is used with the ade reader to actually get the book. That must be done before proceeding. You need to be able to read the book on your computer.
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01-21-2011, 01:43 PM | #41 |
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okay,
Thanks eveyone for the help. I think I understand it better now. Now off to find that special item that I need, VBG |
01-21-2011, 10:00 PM | #42 |
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My husband says the same thing . . . I don't get it. He is not a lawyer, and I think we are an example of opposites attracting. He always thinks everything will be alright - I always see the end of the world.
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01-22-2011, 02:14 PM | #45 | |
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