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Originally Posted by rcuadro
Removing DRM may bring some legal issues but you can put what you want on the Kindle and the device warranty is still valid. Heck, Amazon even tells you where to get other books that are not from Amazon that you can read on your kindle 
http://www.amazon.com/b/ref=amb_link...d_i=1286228011
Jailbreaking your kindle though voids the warranty  |
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Originally Posted by wallcraft
Amazon explicitly allows you to add DRM-free MOBI ebooks to your Kindle, so this can't void your warranty.
It does violate these terms if you strip DRM from an AZW or TOPAZ ebook you bought in the Kindle Store and then download it to your Kindle. However, I have never heard of any adverse consequences of doing so.
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That is it exactly, there is no other way to interpret the Amazon agreements.
Now even if you strip the DRM from a file and use it on the Kindle, it still does not invalidate the warranty, but it MAY (or may not) go against certain laws, but this is still a grey area.
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federal fair use law as stated in copyright laws state you can do what you want with digital media you legally purchased or acquired.
The vague DMCA criminalizes the act of circumventing an access control (such as DRM), whether or not there is actual infringement of copyright itself.
So there are 2 laws that conflict each other and so far no one in the government has stepped up to really clarify this so it remains a damned if you do, damned if you don't type situation.
This still applies to modern DRM:
