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Originally Posted by Piper_
I would never do anything to someone else's "property" that they expected me to return.
Library ebooks are never returned. Even if I had to return it, I could return the DRM'd copy, completely intact, because I have made no changes - done no damage - to their property.
"Stripping" is a misnomer for what we do. We don't touch the file; we read it and in so doing, make a copy that we can read on another device.
Even when we buy an ebook, it is the intellectual property of someone else, and I would say their rights weigh more than the library's. (My librarian is perfectly fine with my stripping DRM to read their books on my Kindle)
So no - I don't see why the library - whose property remains unchanged - should be given more regard than the intellectual property holder I purchased from.
I honestly don't understand the point of straining at such wispy distinctions of whose property it is. 
I am given the book for 2-3 weeks to read. I read it within that time period and then I delete it.
Who have I harmed? I could have kept it on my Sony. Instead, I moved a copy to my Kindle. The only person who can tell the difference is me. |
OK, you have put a converted copy of the library eBook on your Kindle. Now you don't quite get to finish reading it before the time limit runs out. Do you keep it past the time limit to finish it or do you do the right thing and delete it, and try to borrow it again?