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cghipp · 02-01-2012, 03:14 PM

I voted "no" because I don't think stripping DRM for personal use on the device of my choosing is pirating, any more than it is pirating for me to convert a CD to MP3 so I can use it on my iPod, or to burn MP3s to a CD so I can listen to them in the car. (That said, I've been surprised at how few of my ebook purchases are DRM protected.)

I don't avail myself of books, music, movies, etc. that I haven't paid for, and I am disgusted at how many people have no problem doing so, simply because they want to and they can.

I haven't given serious consideration to whether I would (illegally) download an ebook if I already own the book, but I'm inclined to not do it. If I did , and I wanted to give away or sell the physical copy, I would feel obligated to delete my digital copy. I wish there was an easy/inexpensive way for me to make my own digital copies of books I own, for my own use, but I don't believe there is.

I haven't yet lent any of my ebooks to other readers, and I won't copy any ebook files to just give away. I may decide to loan ebooks to other members of my immediate family, or just give them the file and delete my own. I just find it maddening that there's no good (legal) way to do this - not tied to a particular reader or software - that is analagous to lending my Dad a physical book and saying, "Hey, I just read this and I think you would like it," and when he's done with it he gives it back. This is a fundamental part of the reading culture and it's unforgivable that the "powers that be" haven't figured that out. I should be able to click a button on my reader/reader software, enter a name/email address and a lending period, and be done with it - just like the library software does.

02-01-2012, 03:14 PM	#156
cghipp Zealot Posts: 146 Karma: 2479520 Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: South Cackalacky Device: Sony PRS-T1, Kobo Glo	I voted "no" because I don't think stripping DRM for personal use on the device of my choosing is pirating, any more than it is pirating for me to convert a CD to MP3 so I can use it on my iPod, or to burn MP3s to a CD so I can listen to them in the car. (That said, I've been surprised at how few of my ebook purchases are DRM protected.) I don't avail myself of books, music, movies, etc. that I haven't paid for, and I am disgusted at how many people have no problem doing so, simply because they want to and they can. I haven't given serious consideration to whether I would (illegally) download an ebook if I already own the book, but I'm inclined to not do it. If I did , and I wanted to give away or sell the physical copy, I would feel obligated to delete my digital copy. I wish there was an easy/inexpensive way for me to make my own digital copies of books I own, for my own use, but I don't believe there is. I haven't yet lent any of my ebooks to other readers, and I won't copy any ebook files to just give away. I may decide to loan ebooks to other members of my immediate family, or just give them the file and delete my own. I just find it maddening that there's no good (legal) way to do this - not tied to a particular reader or software - that is analagous to lending my Dad a physical book and saying, "Hey, I just read this and I think you would like it," and when he's done with it he gives it back. This is a fundamental part of the reading culture and it's unforgivable that the "powers that be" haven't figured that out. I should be able to click a button on my reader/reader software, enter a name/email address and a lending period, and be done with it - just like the library software does.