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Old 02-01-2012, 08:46 AM   #8
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Originally Posted by HarryT View Post
No. If you remove DRM from a Mobi file, it's still a Mobi file; if you remove DRM from an ePub file, it's still an ePub file. You've modified the file, but you haven't changed its format. It's not illegal to modify data that you've legally bought.
I hadn't really thought of it like that, but I suspect you're right.

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But it is outlawed by the EU Copyright Directive.
My understanding is that EU directives aren't enforceable in member countries until and unless the member country passes legislation to enact the directive. Or have I got that wrong?
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