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Originally Posted by Justin Nemo
Sorry the information came from a Wikipedia article too, so I guess you can't reliably quote them! Here is a quote from techtips which seems to contradict what I said.
“Getting rid of your e-book's DRM is allowed for personal use, such as making backup copies or transferring your e-book onto a different device. However, breaking DRM in order to distribute or access pirated copies can get you in serious legal trouble. Violating copyright law can land you with heavy fees or even jail time. Do not share your DRM-hacked e-books with anyone else.”
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The terms pirate and piracy do get used pretty loosely, as anamardoll commented, but my preferred definition goes along with your quoted tip: that distributing or making copies illegally available is piracy (whether they were originally DRM protected or not); just breaking DRM is something else - exactly what depends on your jurisdiction.
The "allowed for personal use" is (in my opinion) a little strongly worded for what I've seen of the DMCA. I would suggest "it may not be technically illegal" would be closer to the mark, since there are still issues there with regard to violating the license that you have technically agreed to when you made the purchase (but there's an old, and very long, thread that goes into that aspect elsewhere on this forum).