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Originally Posted by thrawn_aj
So, breaking DRM on a book you've purchased is now considered stealing? Damn, I hate it when ol' Webster revises his dictionary without consulting me  .
1. I've paid the seller full price
2. I've not distributed the book to anyone else.
3. I simply chose to ignore the seller's fine print in the contract that I should only read the book while standing on my head, juggling 2 mice and a hamster.
4. The seller has not lost any profits or merchandise by my breaking DRM on a book I now own.
Doesn't seem to match any definition of stealing or immorality I know of. *sigh* Perhaps I'm just an ebul man whose moral compass needs re-magnetization  . |
I never said that breaking DRM was stealing. It's a violation of the DMCA. either way, it would still come under law breaking.
1. So what?
2. Immaterial.
3. Do so at your own risk. There are certains terms that are legally unenforceable and others that are.
4. More lame rationalizing. If something is specifically againt the law, all the rationalizing in the world will not change that nor exonerate you. Only corrective legislation or a judicial decision can do that.
Again, you neither need nor are entitled to a copy of a book unless you are willing to meet the seller's terms. If you do not wish or cannot afford to do so, don't buy or steal the book.