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Originally Posted by Nanopr
What you say is correct. But i'm referring to being able to move your books across devices. You cannot read Amazon or B&N books outside of their ecosystem without incurring in the DRM removal, which should be unnecesary (and against the law).
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Dead wrong.
DRM removal should be illegal if
and only if the material is rented, leased, or lended.
In the US, the term sale implies ownership, and doing what you want with something goes with ownership.
If the publisher or author wishes to maintain control of their work through DRM, they are going to have to try to compete against book sellers...as a clearly stated book leaser.
I fully expect precedent to be upheld if this ever goes to court. I also do not expect Amazon or Simon & Schuster or anyone else to prosecute anyone removing DRM that isn't distributing because they don't want this knocked down.
DRM won't stand up in a federal court if the purchaser was told it was a sale rather than a lease.