Thread: Ethics and legalities of format shifting
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Old 01-05-2021, 08:32 AM   #283
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Originally Posted by ottischwenk View Post
Of course, if someone gives me to understand that they are not willing to pay something that is legally due, then I can also express my opinion that I see such a procedure as a theft / embezzlement.

If someone feels affected because they are really doing it, then that really isn't my problem.
Yes it is. YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR ACTIONS. You are responsible for everything you say. We all are responsible for our actions and what we say. You are deliberately using emotive terms rather than just discuss the issue. You are deliberately repeating the accusation to upset people. There is no other reason to do that.

And yet again, you completely ignore the example of you behaviour that I have explicitly pointed out as being offensive. And at least one other person in this thread also pointed out. The fact that you are so carefully ignoring it demonstrates to me how deliberate you are in your statements.

And again, the baffling mention of "embezzlement". Nothing discussed in this thread is in anyway remotely embezzlement.

And for the record, I do strip DRM from the books I buy. But, there is no way that how I handle my purchased books is causing any loss of income to anyone. I could read them without removing the DRM, and do that for many books. But, I also fix badly formatted books to make it easier for me to read. If I did not do this, there would be loss of income to someone as I would be returning the book. While this is probably against the terms of use of at least one of the stores I use, but, I do not consider it to be against the spirit of the agreements or that it is immoral unethical. And from what I have seen from authors, they are as frustrated by these conditions as we are. And are definitely not expecting anyone to buy multiple copies to read in different places. Most would probably think that people who did were pretty stupid.
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