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1) It is not illegal every where. There are countries were it is legal so those folks should be able to know that it is possible and get some hints as to where to go to remove DRM if they want.
2) There is real confusion on if it is is illegal in the US or not. Fair use law might allow the removal of DRM. There are some folks who think that what is illegal is creating the tools to remove DRM and not using them. There are those who think that it is legal to create and distribute the tools. There is no case law that anyone can point to that shows that DRM removal is actually illegal in the US. The best people can do is point to the folks who were busted for music piracy and even then they were busted for pirating music. I don't think that they were busted for DRM removal.
3) There are folks who feel that it is worth the risk so that they can protect their books. Mostly, they figure that if it is illegal that the Publishers are going to focus on the people who pirate ebooks and not people who are removing DRM for their own use.
Just because you know something is available does not mean that you have to do it. The people who discuss removing DRM tend to also discuss the potential risks. They are letting you know of one possible option.
They are not telling you to do it or forcing you to do it.
Most boards don't let you discuss how to remove DRM or where to get the tools and the like because there is concern that they could be in violation of the law and so they cover their butts by not allowing explicit conversations.
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