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Originally Posted by diefalkter
Well, in my opinion it's a stretch to get anxious that Mobileread would get shut down just because people occasionally posted links to DRM removal tools here...
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I'm guessing it's not about the site getting shut down, but rather to avoid any potential administrative hassles involving legal notices, even if they have no merit. Fighting legal battles, even just responding to letters, takes time and effort that a lot of web site owners don't care to invest.
I recall back in the days when
DeCSS was new, there were legal questions surrounding the distinction between linking directly to a site hosting a tool, versus comments without a direct link. This sounds similar to the site policy "
...while DRM removal may be discussed in the abstract, providing detailed how-to instructions, uploading of DRM-removal tools, or linking to sites where these tools or detailed instructions are provided is forbidden at MobileRead"