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Originally Posted by screwballl
Modern fair use law as it pertains to ebooks means you can strip DRM for legally owned items (physical or digital) provided it stays within your possession. Current ebook DRM falls under the "prevention of theft", not "prevention of ownership"... versus music/movies fall under "prevention of ownership" since you are legally only allowed to use it in its original form, aka DVD, Bluray or legal streaming (aka netflix) video, not allowing you to make a backup or copy even if you own the physical media or pay for the viewing service.
It was originally the same way (Fair use) for music and movies until the music/movie mafia criminalized civil law.
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I'm curious - is this a distinction you find in US law, and if so, where?
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Music and movies also have the same fair use laws, BUT they also have the DMCA which essentially states "...if the originally produced media contains no copy protection, then you have the right to make backups or copy to another medium provided it stays within your possession. If the original media DOES contain copy protection or DRM then you must purchase a new or different medium for a different device, or if your original is lost, stolen or leaves your possession for any reason."
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Are you quoting a specific provision of the law, or part of a legal opinion, or is this your own paraphrase of something, and if so, what?