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Originally Posted by Poppaea
Methinks KindleKitten forgets the fact that this is an international forum and even if it may be legal in her country (which I doubt, it is just not persecuted) it might not be legal in everyone elses countries, so shouting from every roof top it is legal is just not the right thing to do IMO.
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it is everyone's responsibility to be informed of the rules in their own country. the argument is that it is not possible to read library books on a Kindle, that has been proven ad nauseum to be incorrect. DRM stripping is hydra having multi faceted issues being legality, ethics and ability. in this country IT IS NOT ILLEGAL. for everything else, buyer beware
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Originally Posted by karunaji
I think that Kindlekitten is trolling but it is a well meaning troll. It is more important to let people know that they can read everything on Kindle and worry about technical details later than scare them of non-existing legal issues. Even if it is illegal by some laws, the probability of someone being sued before established precedent is practically zero.
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hello Kettle
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Originally Posted by JSWolf
kindlekitten ... while it may be legal to strip DRM from eBooks you bought, library eBooks are a different story. That very well may not be legal. What does the lawyer on the other forum have to say about stripping the DRM from library eBooks?
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there are none so blind as those that cannot see. this discussion took place on this very forum
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Originally Posted by ArmorDog
Kindlekitten is trying to sell us that piece of wood, saying "Look at this great bookshelf! Tools? It takes LITERALLY NO TOOLS! It's a bookshelf already. I know it's a bookshelf because a lawyer on the internet said so."
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if you are going to attempt to quote me, try to do it correctly
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Originally Posted by khalleron
Actually, someone *claiming* to be a lawyer said something KindleKitten agreed with, so it must be gospel. No need for a court case, it's been stated on a Kindle forum. By someone claiming to be a Real Live Lawyer.
I've known lots of lawyers - I've lived with several. Not a single one of them would have done this. No (good) lawyer is going to give free advice on an Internet forum, especially about an issue with *no* court cases to back it up.
You've been had, Kitten.
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bully for you. I'm the daughter of one and worked as his para-legal. I am very aware of the case that provided the "personal use" argument. when I brought that up, the lawyer in question (who had self identified earlier and has been a member here for quite some time) confirmed that I had been saying and continue to say is correct. in fact it was enough to get Harry T off the bandwagon.
...oh looky there!!!! puppies!