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Originally Posted by eschwartz
This is exactly how activists get a bad name.
Criminals don't have a right to privacy from the authorities, and watermarks don't violate your privacy unless you upload them to the public in a criminal act.
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It can be legal to share
parts of a book though, covered under fair use. For example I can post a quote from a book, a screenshot of one page in a 300 page book, a snippet from the stylesheet etc. and expect to be covered by fair use.
If the watermark has been hidden then I might unknowingly reveal my identity when I legitimately share parts of the book on a public site. This could well be a breach of the privacy of a legitimate owner of the book engaging in a perfectly legal activity of sharing protected by fair use.