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Originally Posted by gmw
... Most sites selling DRM ebooks have terms-of-use agreement that you are asked to read and accept - and at least some of of those agreements are explicit about the removal of DRM. ...
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I often shop at Barnes & Noble for my ebooks. I have a sony reader, so whenever I get a book, I decrypt it and push it down to my reader. At no rime was I ever presented with any statement regarding DRM removal. I went ahead and opened the license for the Nook app on the PC, and found a very interesting paragraph:
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6. USE OF CONTENT. Licensee agrees that the use, reproduction, display and/or distribution of any Digital Content, text, graphics or other materials (“Content”) in connection with the use of the Software may be restricted by applicable laws and regulations, including without limitation, copyright laws. Licensee represents and warrants that Licensee has obtained all necessary rights to use, modify, reproduce or distribute any Content in connection with Licensee’s use of the Software. Licensee further represents and warrants that Licensee’s use, reproduction, display and/or distribution of Content in connection with and the use of the Software shall be in compliance with any applicable laws and regulations, including without limitation, copyright laws, and that BN shall have no duty to and shall not investigate or verify Licensee’s use of the Software or right to use any Content. Licensee shall defend, indemnify and hold BN harmless from and against any claims alleging that Licensee’s use, reproduction, display and/or distribution of the Content infringes any third party proprietary rights and/or is not in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations, including copyright laws. Licensee shall not settle or compromise any claim subject to this Section without BN’s prior written approval.
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I find the lack of language around DRM to speak volumes.
I also shop at the Sony book store as well. I spent about a half hour looking through their site to find any kind of license agreement stating that I can't strip DRM. I'm not an Amazon ebook customer, so I really can't say anything about that.
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Originally Posted by gmw
Am I not as good as my word? I like to think so, but apparently not everyone holds to the same standard.
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Am I? I most certainly am. Removal of DRM not does not violate the law, it does not violate any agreement I've entered into. It's rather ignorant to assume that if you buy books from Amazon with one agreement, then all other booksellers must follow the same agreement, and that everyone circumventing digital restrictions must be breaking their word.