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Originally Posted by tompe
It depends on how the DRM system is defined ot it is intact or not. I would say that there is a case for it not being intact.
The copyright owner is not protected since he might not have given you permission to read the book on a Kindle.
On the other hand maybe your reprogrammed device is not a Kindle so then it it no problem.
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No, that's mixing DRM and copyright and the two are not the same. If the author and publisher have published the book and placed it for sale, and if I have purchased that book, then I have the right to read that book.
Where DRM comes into play is not with the copyright, because it is clearly possible to violate one and not the other, but with the publisher deciding that the content delivery system is going to be closed and proprietary.
I pay for the book, but I choose to read it on the device I own rather than purchasing a new device to read that one book, then I will violate the DMCA by making that book readable on my device, but I will not have violated anyone's copyright.