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Old 03-26-2008, 01:34 PM   #282
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Yes, but they don't have the right in the US to circumvent the LRF file format which is a proprietary held trade secret by Sony. Using a circumvention tool is against the DMCA.

Now, will Sony do anything? Nah. Why should they? Sells more readers.

But if we're going to get all technical about the law, let's be technical.
I'm not so sure this is true. A trade secret only means "I know this fact, and I'm not telling anyone". It has no legal meaning. Sony could have a copyright on the LRF format, true. But if Sony tried to pursue an infringement suit against Baen, they would first have to prove that Kovid infringed upon the copyright. So far as I know, Sony has never released the specs for BBeB. So it would be rather hard to prove that someone infringed on something he'd never seen.
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