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Originally Posted by TFeldt
Must admit that I'm rather shocked at anyone calling the removal of DRM unethical or immoral. The basic fact that we have DRM on our products means we've bought the darn thing in the first place, pirates don't have to bother with DRM at all.
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You can easily call it unethical if you look at it this way:
When you buy an eBook (with or without DRM) you're entering into a legally binding contract with the seller.
That contract stipulates what you can and can't do with the book. The DRM merely "enforces" some of the terms of that contract.
If you willingly enter into the contract with the intention of breaking those terms, some people would consider that to be unethical or immoral.
Look at it around the other way. You probably wouldn't be pleased if the company selling you the book took your money and didn't give you anything in return.