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Originally Posted by tompe
Yes, the retailers want to break the law or the contract. But how does that influence the question?
And yes, from a morally view point, if it is illegal to remove DRM then you can argue that you should not do it. The same kond of argument against copyright infringement (piracying).
So my point was that there is a double standard here. Removing DRM and buying things that you should not be able to buy seems to be OK but piracying seems not to be OK. All actions hurt or has the possibility to hurt somebody. So if you accept one of these actions you should accept all of them.
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Let me put it this way. Piracy is 100% wrong, and circumventing geo-restrictions is 1% wrong. They are not in the same league. The first is taking something for free that you have no right to and depriving the author of his income. Like driving 100 when the speed limit is 50. The second is buying something and fully paying for it. Sure, it is a minor bending of somebody's rules (that really only apply to the seller). Call it driving 52 when the speed limit is 50.
But sorry, I don't feel guilty about it.