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Old 12-18-2014, 07:11 PM   #112
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Originally Posted by DuckieTigger View Post
All I said was that it is better if nobody EVER find out which laws exactly (if any) were broken in order to create and make available the tools (the ones that work as plugin for calibre specifically) to remove DRM. It doesn't even matter if there is exceptions that allow you to break a law for a specific purpose - until a case is brought to court it remains uncertain if the exception is legal to begin with in the first place.
No, it's better to clearly establish exactly what the law says, and stop spreading misinformation that is harmful for the public to believe.

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And yes you did claim it by saying: oh, but section 17 allows reverse engineering. So it is perfectly legal to distribute it to others? Get real. And if you didn't know, the plugin for calibre we are discussing is very much distributed to others. And some even use it for the purpose of stripping DRM.
I've never made a broad, sweeping statement. I've said reverse engineering is explicitly permitted for certain purposes. Perhaps you should read more carefully.
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