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These weren't just any old legal experts, either. Rather, they were specialists in IP law and the details of Copyright issues. And they come down on both sides. And even the ones who agree on legality (or lack thereof) gave thoroughly different reasons.
It's as clear as mud!
My personal position is that removing DRM from legitimately acquired content for personal use is morally and ethically OK. After all, either I bought and paid for the content (in which case the copyright holders have presumably gotten their share of the money) or it's a freebie (in which case someone somewhere along the distribution chain decided to eat the cost to drum up business). In either case, my decision to remove the DRM harms no one and improves my life substantially. YMMV, of course.
Xenophon
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