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Originally Posted by captaingeorges
But what about all my legally bought books???? I do not think that there is a legal way to convert them. And if my Cybook croaks in a few years, all those books are gone ????
So in 2 years time, when something better than ePub comes along (Please please I don't want to insult anybody...) Will I have to buy my books a third time...
I made a decision to go digital, I stand by it, but I want my ebooks to stand the test of time... Like my paperbooks did!
Regards,
Georges
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It may not be legal NOW, to strip your legally purchased books off DRM.
There's huge confusion around that issue, I hear various points of view.
BUT: If your actual provider, be it the webshop which sold the books to you or be it your reader's manufacturer, should cease business, I guess the situation is differently:
a.) The legal situation should be different, as the legal party holding a contract with you doesn't exist anymore.
b.) "No harm, no foul". When they cease business, who should make you any trouble?
So: As long as you've got support, there's no actual need for stripping DRM. You can read the books the way it was intended.
If you don't have support anymore, you can strip off DRM and port your books to whatever unit or format you choose then.
I still wouldn't talk to openly about it. But in case of a lawsuit, you'd have pretty strong arguments.