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Originally Posted by DNSB
Unless you delete any and all copies after the expiry date of the loan, it is theft.
The only time I have any sympathy for those who remove DRM from library books is for those who read on a device that is not capable of reading the formats supplied by the library (i.e. a person using a Kindle eInk device anywhere in the world other than the USA).
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No, it's not. You haven't taken anything away from anyone. Calling it 'stealing' is hyperbole pushed by lobbyists and lawyers trying to maximum legal damages for their clients.
Is taking a picture of a painting in a museum stealing? Of course not. The painting is still there. Everyone involved was paid via taxes and museum fees. No one has lost anything.
It may be copyright violation, if the book is copyrighted in your relevant jurisdictions.