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Originally Posted by neilmarr
to strip DRM for conversion is pretty easy. There are instructions all over the web, but it's only borderline legal
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To be pedantic—one of my favorite activities—there's no "borderline" legality about it in the US. In the US, circumventing DRM from e-books is illegal, even for personal use. It's like driving 76 MPH in a 70-zone; virtually everyone gets away with it, but that doesn't make it legal. I was once pulled over for 60 in a 55 zone with absolutely no traffic—I guess the trooper was bored.
Well, okay, there's one bit of borderline on DRM circumvention. If you're prepared to prove that there is absolutely no version of the e-book that allows any form of read-aloud or other non-visual presentation, there's a long-standing exemption intended for use by the blind but not actually restricted to the blind (I presume because it's easier for sighted people to strip the DRM on behalf of the visually impaired).