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Old 05-21-2009, 07:59 AM   #223
gerraldo
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Originally Posted by JSWolf View Post
I think it was meant that the DRM was stripped such that no eBooks loaded onto the reader had DRM.
No, I simply don't buy files with DRM (no music, no books) - hence the underline to my nick...

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Originally Posted by EowynCarter View Post
I'm usually a follow the rules person. But i'm causing no harm when removing drm, so i don't have to worry about my books being taken away from me.
Despite the law in many countries - at least in my opinion - there is something called "common sense" and if I would strip the DRM of files I own just for my own/private use, this is what's called a "victimless crime". To criminalize everybody who does this is the "real" crime, if you ask me...

More about DRM and why it's evil: HERE (Eric Flints column on baens-universe.com)
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