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Originally Posted by Lynx-lynx
Thanks Elfwreck ... it seems from reading the US law then that one CAN break the DRM provided they are not violating the rights stated.
Breaking DRM in order to (merely) read the purchased ebook on a reader of choice is not in itself violating any rights as stated in that excerpt.
But heh, that's just my observation .....
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In one notable decision from each, the 5th circuit court seems to agree with you and the 9th seems to disagree.
By the way, this specific issue is currently under review by the US copyright office for possibly being added as a class of exempted works.
There were a series of hearings over the last month with various civil libertarians speaking for this exemption, and several content-producer's lawyers arguing against it.
http://www.copyright.gov/1201/hearin...nda/index.html
Here's rooting for class 10B!
ApK