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Originally Posted by DNSB
Just to toss in my nickel's worth.
As for the original question, my opinion is that purchasing a Kindle and then removing DRM from library books to format change them is not acceptable behaviour.
Your moral compass may vary.
Edit: As I was just told in a PM, I'm being a hypocrite. I don't think that being willing to remove DRM from books to which I can claim ownership (liscensee-ship?) but not being willing to remove DRM from a borrowed book is hypocritical. Simply put, one is mine, the other isn't.
"The problem with defending the purity of the English language is that English is about as pure as a cribhouse whore. We don’t just borrow words; on occasion, English has pursued other languages down alleyways to beat them unconscious and rifle their pockets for new vocabulary." --James D. Nicoll
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I certainly don't think you are being a hypocrite. We don't agree on the morality side of removing drm from library books in certain circumstances, but that does not itself make either you or I a hypocrite. Nor does the fact that we both agree removing DRM from our purchased ebooks is acceptable.
As for the English language, it should and does largely look after itself, and that will not change. It is a vibrant, dynamic living thing. However, that doesn't mean that we should not discuss instances such as this. It is desirable for the sake of clarity if nothing else to use the correct form of a word. But it is neither compulsory nor protected from any change.
One of the things that I initially found irritating but now accept is the use of the word "not" as a whole sentence to negative the previous statement or statements. As in "I find all politicians scrupulously honest. Not!" Initially used by younger people I found it quite jarring. I think it is now quite common, and on reflection this is not a bad thing. I finally used it myself for the first time yesterday!