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I don't see anything in the first mentioned thread after the moderator notice that discusses DRM and library books. ...
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After the moderator notice, I see the following posts:
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There is code in the DRM removal plugin to prevent Amazon borrowed eBooks and Overdrive eBooks from having the DRM removed.
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I didn't know this. Is this something new?
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I am pretty sure that has been the case since day 1.
Now back to our regularly scheduled moderator notice.
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I see my error now, when the moderator said:
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Please note that we do not permit MR's forums to be used to discuss, encourage, or otherwise condone, the removal of DRM from library books. Any further posts on the matter will be deleted without comment or notice.
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He must have meant further post that discussed it a positive manner would be deleted; posts that discussed it in a negative manner would have been allowed.
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The second thread does seem to have one comment, but it was contradicted and the discussion didn't seem to encourage the attempt. ...
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This is what I see posted after the first/second post:
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Sadly you are mistaken, the tools do not differentiate between library books and books that use a DRM scheme they strip. Alf asks that you not use them in this way for obvious reasons.
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I was under the impression that the tools include code to check for library metadata.
Either way, I can think of worse things to do than "mistakenly" encourage people to not bother trying to DeDRM library ebooks.
In an ideal world, we wouldn't have DRM except for library books.
Then the tools could be retired, and everyone would be happy.
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My apologies, when the moderator said "no mention", I took that to be "no mention at all", but negative comments (along with mentioning that tools work but should not be used) are allowed.
Sorry to the moderators for my reporting of the thread.