Thread: The intersection of DRM, fair use, and ereader device spying
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Old 07-06-2012, 07:16 PM   #5
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Originally Posted by WillysJeepMan View Post
Breaking DRM is the coward's way out. Exercising self control in not purchasing DRM'ed eBooks is where the true consumer power is.
It is not that simple. Most eBooks I would want to read come with DRM. So stripping the DRM is what I do.

Also, it is not quite possible that stripping DRM has become legal. John Scalizi's eBook of Redshirts was supposed to be sold DRM free but some online stores botched it and sold it with DRM. On his blog, John posted to get the tools and go strip the DRM. Given that he OKed DRm stripping, that may very well have made stripping DRM and/or owning the tools nice and legal.
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