Quote:
Originally Posted by dementrio
If I buy a public domain book, strip the drm and share or even sell it, am I breaking the law?
|
I didn't see anyone else answering this question, so I thought I would. The answer is yes, you're breaking the law, but probably not the one you're thinking of...
By stripping the DRM, you're violating the DMCA (Section 1201 deals with the circumvention of copyright protection schemes)
It should also be said that a public domain book is not inherently public domain. The words, in the associated order that make up "War of the Worlds" for instance, are in the public domain, but the method of assembly of the book, the file type, structure, format, etc, are not necessarily in the public domain. This is why life in the digital age has made copyright so tough to deal with.