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Originally Posted by haertig
Well, the rights holders say you can't remove DRM either. And I'm pretty sure the vast majority of posters in this thread do exactly that. It's hypocritical to chastise others for going against the rights holders wishes while doing the same thing ourselves*.
* "Ourselves" is referring to the membership here at large, not any specific individual.
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I agree. Removing any DRM, regardless of the reason, is a type of piracy. Whether you buy a paperback and scan it, buy an ebook to remove the DRM so you can use it on another platform, or remove DRM from KU to keep "forever", etc., in the eyes of the law, you're committing piracy.
It's like stating that guys driving down the highway at 90mph versus someone else going 80mph verse someone going 70mph when the posted speed limit is 65mph. In all 3 cases, each person is still breaking the rules.