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Originally Posted by Liz Groot
When I bought the book, I thought I could simply use Calibre to convert the epub-file for my Kindle. After complaining on mobileread.com, I did some more 'research' and found the good Apprentice Alf. So now I have removed the DRM. But I think that is piracy, even though I bought the book. Only, this act of piracy does not make me feel guilty, because I bought the book.
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Piracy and DRM removal a pretty different IMO. Piracy is taking something you have no legal right to against the legal owners wishes and/or willfully enabling and encouraging others to do the same.
DRM removal is altering something you may have legally bought so you can use it. Kind of like shortening the aforementioned pants. A little murky because of the EULA but far from piracy.
You stated in your first post that you were induced to piracy and made no mention of DRM removal. I assumed you actually meant piracy as this is not a DRM related thread.
DRM removal may be in many cases be used to faciltate piracy, but definitely not piracy itself.
Helen