Thread: New to Kindle 3, advice on whispernet privacy and my old ebook library
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Old 08-04-2010, 05:43 AM   #4
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Originally Posted by babyd View Post
.... So am I right in thinking that if you own a kindle and use whispernet, you can only legally and safely read books bought from amazon, or drm free books that are already available and not ones you removed the drm from?
I'm not sure about the United Kingdom, but in many countries like USA (Recent) and Norway removing DRM on legally purchased books for the purpose of interoperability is fair use and completely legal.


For the U.S. reference:

http://www.eff.org/press/archives/2010/07/26
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