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Originally Posted by Xenophon
The final quote from stonetools is, once again, overly certain of the applicability of the Amazon licensing terms. He's absolutely correct, however, that the author's copyright applies without regard to license-vs.-sale issues. He's wrong, however, that the question of license vs. sale is a red herring -- it's a key part of the legal questions regarding what an individual user can legally do about the DRM that may or may not be present on an ebook that they have legally acquired.
I remind stonetools yet again, that the DMCA is self-contradictory on the subject of fair-use rights and DRM. Competent legal authorities most definitely disagree, and no court has yet ruled. Stripping DRM (from legally acquired content, for personal use only) may be entirely legal, or may be against the law. Nobody knows! And nobody will know, until the legal system clarifies it for us. Period.
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I know you are referring to the US but just to remind people that in the UK the law is pretty clear, breaking DRM even for personal back-up is illegal (except on software). Although I don't think this law has been tested in court. That's my understanding anyway.