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Originally Posted by DiapDealer
1) Follow the terms
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Certainly. Even the terms that are not stated. Like, "How many returns is too many returns?" Like, "How many product reviews is too many product reviews?" Follow those terms. Even if you don't know what they are. Because you might have your account canceled and lose access to stuff you have purchased for violating some unstated term.
That was the point I was making.
There was a time when I myself would have chastised someone for removing DRM from an eBook. I am a very law abiding citizen after all. But I would not chastise anyone for doing so now.
This is a natural and expected consequence when a company "tightens the screws" so to speak. Another example: Amazon states that when you pay for Prime membership that you are guaranteed 2 day shipping, but if they repeatedly fail to deliver, and you complain about that, apparently your account is subject to cancellation. Because they consider you "abusing the system" for actually expecting what they promised to deliver, and what you paid for. Another one of those "unstated terms" that you should follow, I guess. The term that says "you shouldn't expect to get what we guaranteed to you". And the related unstated term, "If you complain about missed guarantees, then we will remove your access to eBooks as well (totally unrelated to shipping guarantees), when we unilaterally cancel your account."
By all means - follow all of their terms. Regardless if you even know what they are or not. Of course, they cover their butts with the mother of all terms, "We may cancel your account at any time for any reason, or no reason at all, with no recourse available to you". Evidently there are still people who will chastise you for ignoring the mother of all terms. I am no longer one of them.