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rhadin · 10-29-2010, 11:05 AM

Thanks, Bill. I use Calibre. The problem is that I would like to be able to buy ebooks at B&N (I like to help prop up Amazon competitors if I can) but I can't currently read them on my Sony. Thus I would like to strip the DRM.

Copyright law is pretty vague about whether I have the right to strip DRM on a book I purchased so I can read it; it is clear that I can't do it and then pass the book around. It really angered me when B&N came out with its own DRM scheme and then Sony refused to upgrade the firmware to accomodate it. You would think the two companies would recognize that they have a common enemy in Amazon and should be supporting the consumer, but neither seems brighter than a adim lightbulb in this respect.

10-29-2010, 11:05 AM	#3
rhadin Literacy = Understanding Posts: 4,833 Karma: 59674358 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: The World of Books Device: Nook, Nook Tablet	Thanks, Bill. I use Calibre. The problem is that I would like to be able to buy ebooks at B&N (I like to help prop up Amazon competitors if I can) but I can't currently read them on my Sony. Thus I would like to strip the DRM. Copyright law is pretty vague about whether I have the right to strip DRM on a book I purchased so I can read it; it is clear that I can't do it and then pass the book around. It really angered me when B&N came out with its own DRM scheme and then Sony refused to upgrade the firmware to accomodate it. You would think the two companies would recognize that they have a common enemy in Amazon and should be supporting the consumer, but neither seems brighter than a adim lightbulb in this respect.