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Originally Posted by mattmc
I admit I'm not familiar with DMCA and how it applies to DRM and so on. I thought the reason why de-DRMing software can legally exist is because it is "pitched" as being for users who want to convert their purchased book into a different format, to read on another device or something.
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Unfrotuantely, you are completely wrong.
Providing DRM removal software or using DRM removal software in the US* is a civil offence, so the copyright holder would have to sue you.
If the DRM removal software is provided or used "willfully and for purposes of commercial advantage or private financial gain" then it's a criminal offence, and convicted offenders "shall be fined not more than $500,000 or imprisoned for not more than 5 years, or both, for the first offense".
*Except for certain limited exceptions granted by the Librarian of Congress.