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I think there is an unexplored issue here. I believe we can agree that the library is not harmed when you remove DRM as long as you "return" the book on time (delete it, if necessary). Also, the author/publisher is not harmed because it shouldn't matter to them how you read the book. And, after getting you to shell out money for their e-reader, Amazon doesn't really have a moral right to prevent you from using it for books you don't buy from them (they do allow you to download free books from Gutenberg, etc). However, I'm wondering if a fee is paid to the company that does the DRMing. If so, is it the library that pays or the e-reader manufacturer? Would Amazon have to pay this fee if they chose to allow us to read DRM'd library books on our kindles?
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