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Old 12-01-2007, 04:32 AM   #37
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Originally Posted by Dajala View Post
I understand the limitations and restrictions of the Sony store.

While Americans are restricted by the DCMA, Australia's recent copyright law overhaul means that Aussies can purchase content such as secure MS reader files, convert them to regular html and read them on a device of their choosing. As long as these 'conversions' are not distributed then no law has been broken.

This means that much more content than PG texts and Multiformat type books are available for legal use on a device here in Australia.

I'd still prefer it if the Cybook was sold by Dymocks so the full range of Mobipocket titles available could be utilised. That would be so much easier.
I wasn't aware that our copyright laws meant that we could legally convert MS Lit files. That does widen the range of material quite dramatically and makes the Sony reader a reasonable option.
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