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Originally Posted by delphidb96
Let me spell it out in tiny, one-syllable words. If I buy a toaster, it is my right to take off the case, study it, change the wiring, and create a bread-machine (presuming I have sufficient knowledge and the will, materials and tools to do so).
I hope you can 'get' the concept.
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Two responses right off the bat...
1. You apparently don't know what one-syllable words are.
2. Your message was very condescending and that was uncalled for. I guess you can't have an intellegent conversation without resorting to such tatics.
Now for the benefit of others that may be following the thread.
It is extremely obvious that a physical item is much different from a digital asset such as software or ebook. (See the hundreds of threads on DRM.)
Heck, you can even resell that toaster... but once you do it's gone. Sure, you can take the heating elements out of your Sony toaster and put it into your Bookeen toaster... but once you do that, you have no more use of your Sony toaster.
Software is different. It is covered by copyright laws. Even if there isn't an explicit license telling you this, by law a copyright is automaticaly inforce.
Sure, you can hack your CyBook software all you want. I see no problem with that. But, when you move that software to another device, this is where I see the problem. Now, if you get written permission from the copyright holder, I'm fine with it. And I certainly admit you probably aren't hurting anyone or seriously causing damage to CyBooks business.
As a software developer software copyright issues are very important to me. And when people don't see the value of that because it is so easy to copy that gets personal to me and my livelyhood.
Peace... can't we just all get along even if we have differening opinions?
BOb