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Old 04-06-2011, 10:59 AM   #338
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Originally Posted by wvcherrybomb View Post
The only way this scenario would hurt anyone is if the borrower decided to pass out the book on the darknet. Oh, wait ... if a person is using the darknet they wouldn't need to bother with the library!!
I'm a believer in the rule of law and I believe society is damaged when people ignore laws.

That being said, I also believe in civil disobedience when needed.

In between I see a few ethical gray areas and I think the current state of stripping DRM for facilitating the access to which you are entitled falls there.
I'd prefer the laws were clarified to protect the reader.

[EDIT: This assumes for the sake of argument that it IS in fact illegal now. That 9th circuit court decision is certainly disturbing, but hardly conclusive).

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