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Originally Posted by HarryT
I wouldn't, because I remove the DRM from every book which I buy as soon as I buy it. This is not a crime in the UK.
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Originally Posted by pdurrant
He's right you know. I had thought that it was technically illegal under the Copyright, designs and Patents Act 1988, as amended by the 2003 regulations.
But it turns out I'd mis-remembered. It's only an offence to distribute the de-drm software, and then only if imported (other than for private use) or distributed in the course of a business, or distributed in any way to such an extent as to affect prejudicially the copyright owner. |
Just a thought, but would this be illegal due to it involving making a copy of the file? In the UK it's still illegal to format-shift, after all. Removing DRM involves making a copy of the original, so wouldn't that make it illegal?