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Originally Posted by Difflugia
I had thought most of the "darknet" stuff dried up when they started prosecuting Mega-Upload et al. I just did a quick search and found several sites offering the demo version, though, so you're probably right that I'd find the paid version if I looked a little more. If it's up to you rather than Google or Amazon to deal with infringers, "illegal" probably doesn't mean a whole lot.
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Neither Amazon nor Google make any effort at all to stop piracy.
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I guess at this point, if we decide that the use of DRM with Calibre Companion is justified, is there a bright line between a tool facilitating fair-use and piracy? Is it justified on software, but not books? Or are the relatively low requirements for accepting the DRM restrictions (Google Play account on a network-connected device) such that publicizing this tool is indefensible? Or something else?
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My position is clear. Fair use of something I purchased is very different from using something I did not purchase. If I go to a torrent site and download a book then I am stealing the book. If I go to some site and download an APK then process it with this tool then I am stealing software.