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Old 09-28-2015, 07:43 PM   #116
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Originally Posted by mattmc View Post
Now, general question: I know that MobileRead rules prohibit discussion of removal of DRM--what about the removal of KFX obfuscation (or encryption, if you want to call it that)? What are the moral and legal implications there?
I am more concerned about Amazon (and their lawyers) than I am about MobileRead.

I have intentionally stayed away from examining the details of encrypted KFX files. As can be seen in the first post in this thread, even "Simultaneous Device Usage: Unlimited" books contain strings like "amzn1.drm-key.v1" and I don't see Amazon calling these books "DRM-Free" anywhere. I don't want to be put in a position of having to defend against an accusation of DMCA violation so I am going to avoid reverse engineering this aspect of KFX. (But I will be happy if someone else does so.)
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