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Originally Posted by pilotbob
Yep, then I guess I would be a "criminal". Imagine me doing a horid thing such as reading ebooks that I purchased.
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Reading is fine, as long as you don't circumvent the DRM on the book. Remember, DMCA makes it a crime to break DRM independent of any questions regarding fair use of said DRM'd work.
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Billl... I admire your conviction. But, there are books I want to read that are only available in ebook form with DRM. It is not such a religious issue with me. Of course, I prefer DRM free (or a format I can crack) but that is probably more psychological than practical... as long as I can read it. I could of course buy the DRM free versions (pbook) and convert them (scan/ocr) myself. But, that is just to much trouble for me. If it were as easy as RIPPING a CD I would certainly do it. But even that some have said is not a decided leagal issue.
Lets not make this thread about DRM. I don't think that ever was intended. See the neverending thread thread.
BOb
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Bob, I suppose it may be a matter of conviction with me, but its not religious, its one of simple practicality. I make a good living, but I don't want to have to rebuy any books down the road. I also don't want to risk going to jail or paying heavy fines down the road because I decide to break DRM. The easiest way for me to avoid it is to avoid DRM. Yep, some books are not available to me in ebook form that way, but then again, lots of books are not available as ebooks period. But if enough of us vote with our dollars, perhaps more and more books will be made available DRM free and not tied to a specific device.
In any case, I agree, lets end the DRM discussion in this thread here and now. I won't say any more on this issue if everyone else agrees not to. (in this thread of course... I plan to happily continue in threads dedicated to DRM issues
... and to espouse my View Point to others looking to buy their first ebook reader
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Bill