Thread: DRM protection on purchased books
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Old 01-20-2011, 09:36 AM   #51
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Originally Posted by JLYates View Post
If it is "illegal" to remove DRM, then why is it legal to sell software that helps it to be removed?

I was searching for info about DRM and the stripping of it and found a site that offers, for $25, a software that will strip the DRM. I would think that if it was illegal, then they could not sell the software. Of course, it is legal to sell items that make guns more dangerous but not legal to use them, but still it seems kinda stupid to say you can't do it but here is the tools you need to do it.
I believe the site you mention is based in Canada where it is not (currently) illegal to distribute DRM removal software.
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