Thread: Ethics and legalities of format shifting
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Old 01-05-2021, 04:15 AM   #270
davidfor
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Originally Posted by ottischwenk View Post
A wonderfully illogical contribution:

If I prefer a device that I can use to log into a wide variety of providers, that means I don't have to worry about DRM, there is no reason beyond that - or could you pull someone else by the hair?

And beyond that, I've already described the benefits of DRM.
So why can I inquire about DRM removal?

Surely not to use it?

Right: out of interest!
It does surprise me that you would waste time on such a specific question. Knowing if the DRM removal tools work or not is one thing. But, if you have no plan to use them, wanting to know the exact line that needs to be changed to fix them seems pretty pointless.

What I am also curious about is why you use Calibre Companion. I mean, it is a tool to allow you to copy ebooks from other machines, principally a machine running calibre, to a central location on an Android device. So, as you seem to be claiming you don't use a computer for you ebooks, I don't see much use in it. Plus, as apparently you only by books with DRM, I'm absolutely stunned that Calibre Companion will work with them. I mean, how does Calibre Companion give a reading app a book that has Adobe DRM in it?

Of course, maybe you don't use Calibre Companion and all those posts of yours telling people how to use it are just guesswork. If so, you really should mention that so that people will know how much they are actually worth.
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