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Originally Posted by kindlekitten
I'v already told you that I am not going to put the time into researching this. anecdotally I know it is ok for personal use. other folks have posted plenty of links giving you the information that is valid for this
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It remains illegal. The DMCA anti-circumvention provisions are still the law - until the Supreme Court or another high court rules on the inherent conflict between the DMCA and traditional fair-use rights. There's been a few cases to come out both ways, so far. But until overturned, or ruled illegal by the Supreme Court, the DMCA stands as law.
That said, I hate the DMCA and copy protection with a passion. I worry about what is ethical vs what is legal - they are not the same on this matter, as often is the case.
But I'm not going to argue that stripping DRM is legal. So far, it's not legal, but it's ethical, so I don't care. But some people really believe in the law (and some people are scared to break the law) so it's something someone with an e-reader should know about.
Crappy, terrible, chilling-effect law. Ugh, I hate the DMCA.