Thread: "Most e-books in The Netherlands are not paid for."
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Old 02-07-2014, 07:54 PM   #71
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Originally Posted by sirmaru View Post
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In my jurisdiction DRM stripping is ILLEGAL no matter what its purposes. In some jurisdictions DRM stripping is a CRIME. In others it is just a civil violation. In other jurisdictions there are no penalties. Here in the US we have FIFTY jurisdictions each with their own laws on the subject. The EU as well has many jurisdictions all with different laws on eBook DRM.

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In the U.S., I thought that DRM stripping was covered under the DMCA, so there is really only one jurisdiction?

Also, aren't there exceptions (2010 exceptions being the most recent)?
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