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Originally Posted by tompe
What does the following mean?
What is an item that breaks "copyright law of DRM"?
And is it the law in Canada you are talking about here? How is the first paragraph compatible with the later observation that the law is different in each country?
And the principle used to get to these policies are not visible.
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An item that breaks copyright law or (notice it is not of) DRM includes but is not limited to software, hardware, explicit instructions on how to do it. By the way, telling someone that it can be done is not the same as supplying explicit instructions on how to do it.
The law in different parts of the world has differences but generally these are only in time or details. In general these details may be pointed out if known but breaking DRM of any kind in any part of the world will not be posted here if we are aware of it, even if someone happens to live where it is not illegal to break DRM, since we have no idea who might be reading it and providing these instructions is against our policy. Does that make it clearer?
Now for eBooks that are posted on the web site we will obey Canadian law but the user should be aware that they may or may not be breaking the law to download the file we post. Even someone might be breaking the law to post a file depending on where they live. We will not be enforcing those kinds of differences since we cannot in any event and there is no legal obligation for the place you say you live is true so we won't be using that except as guidance to help someone.
At least that is what I meant when I wrote it and what I presume Alex and other meant when they approved it. If I have misinterpreted this and other discussions we have had privately among the moderators I am sure someone else will jump in.
Dale