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Originally Posted by Catlady
If my friend has bought an e-book, stripped the DRM, and then gives me the file for my use, is that a moral problem?
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This is where we get to a very grey area. In my view, it depends on scale.
If your friend does this with every ebook they buy, then yes, I think that's morally wrong. Unless your friend is actually your "Significant Other" (is that phrase still used?) in which case it's OK by me.
If your friend does it occasionally, for a book they think you'll like that's by an author new to you, then that's OK by me.
If your friend only does it once, but gives the file to you and 10,000* other 'friends', then I think it's morally wrong.
YMMV
*No, I'm not going to discuss where between 1 and 10,000 it stops being OK and becomes wrong. That's rather what's meant by grey!