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Originally Posted by ProfCrash
Granted it is easier to rip a CD then it is to scan a book but that has to do with the medium in question.
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Yeah, I doubt this would even be a discussion if it was as straightforward as CD ripping.
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Yes I strip DRM and would happily convert books. When they charge me $2 to use the liscene I will change my stance. When they charge me the same amount as the hardcopy of the paperback I am not buying a liscense, I am buying the book. In my mind, that means I own that book and can do with it what I want. If I want to remove the DRM in order to convert the book so I can change e-readers then more power to me. I see that as the same as ripping a CD for the MP3s.
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I agree.
Edit: Happened across
this post on google when looking for info on what others feel about the ethics involved
I'm more interested in the ethics rather than current legality since ethics can shape future laws and provides a more interesting (and hopefully less political) discussion :P
Reading between the lines, each sides differing opinion appear to come down to whether they believe you should treat a digital product exactly the same as a physical item.
i.e those who believe you should, where buying paper back doesn't entitle you to the hardback for free, then with digital products buying mobi shouldn't entitle you to the epub for free (and obviously paper to ebook is equally a no-no)
For me, whilst I do think digital items share similarities with physical items and in some ways can be treated the same, there's sufficient different that you can't treat them as exactly the same. I'm just not yet convinced where the line should be.