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Originally Posted by DNSB
You have to walk that line between free discussion and having MobileRead beset by lawyers.
That happened years back to one forum I used to lurk in when some of the discussions went overboard in discussing circumventing software that was locked by such means as a physical dongle (or "how to Unlock HardLock"), needing a CD in the drive with a sideline in damaged CDs so a copy without the damage wouldn't work, etc. Evidently some of the software companies were not happy with such discussions and invoked the DMCA. Talk about taking a sledgehammer to swat a mosquito -- who knew that a judge could decide copying a program from your hard drive to RAM constituted making a second unauthorized copy.
Looking at the MobileRead FAQs check section 8 of the Posting Guidelines"
While DRM removal may be discussed in the abstract, the following are not allowed at MobileRead:
discussing DRM removal to pirate content;
providing detailed how-to instructions;
uploading of DRM-removal tools;
direct download links to DRM-removal tools.
Further information on our policy on copyright, uploads and DRM can be found here. |
I have barely been here a year but it wasn't too long after I joined when I saw someone censored for mentioning the name of a DRM removal tool. Nice to see that Github which has more to lose feels safe enough hosting such tools. They are a strong player in the software world and can serve as a canary in the coal mine..
I understand playing a safe game though, just drew my attention :-)