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Originally Posted by ProfCrash
The dilemma only exists if the legality matters to you. You are locked in if you allow yourself to be locked in. There is no dilemma for me because I am fine with removing the DRM so that I can read my books on any device or using any application. There is no dilemma.
I don't think that Amazon is going to sue me for breech of contract because I am not pirating the work and I doubt that they know that I have removed the DRM. Is it possible that an author here might see my post and try and find out who I am and sue me? Sure, but I have a sneaking suspicion that they need more then a post or 100 on a message board to get a warrant.
I only use DRMed works on my Kindle and Kindle for IPad app so it would be hard for Amazon to know that I had removed DRM unless they are reading this board. (shrugs)
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It is a moral dilemma in most cases, along the same lines as petty theft.
Many feel no discomfort if there is little danger of being caught. Kind of like taking your grandmother's, social security check if you know she would never dream of reporting you.
I don't think removing DRM is quite in the same league, but I often wonder why people gloat about it and self justify ad infinitum.
I have been guilty of many a petty crime and misdemeanor, but I am not simple enough to expect kudos from them or cover my feelings of guilt with smugness. Mostly if I know it is wrong, I will carry on and expect to face the consequences, or man up and stop. Bragging about it with a shrug is not on my list of options.