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Old 11-24-2010, 10:30 AM   #29
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It was mentioned in another thread - "violating" the license is not necessarily ILLEGAL. It is a violation of a contract which is a CIVIL matter. You might be able to be individually sued but not thrown in jail. Some might consider that a minor difference but it is not minor.
Semantics. The bottom line is that you can be punished through the legal system.

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So for example, you buy ebook from Amazon. Strip the drm and read it on Sony.
Amazon doesn't sell eBooks with DRM. They sell licenses.

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Somehow Amazon finds out and sues you. What are Amazon's losses?
Irrelevant. You broke the license. The license usually describes what the penalities are for breaking it.
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