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Originally Posted by Lemurion
Interesting poll questions.
One option I don't see is "It's OK to copy a book so that I can use my already paid-for electronic version on a different (or incompatible) device." (For example stripping DRM so I can put a Kindle book on my Sony). I think that's an important omission because very few people will be opposed to that and so it helps show that there really is a continuum and that very few people are going to be always on one side or the other.
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That particular example is
arguably legal in the US. It's also
arguably illegal in the US.
Lacking clarification from the courts, and by formal written advice-of-counsel,* I consider DRM-stripping and format shifting to be legal. (Only for personal use of legitimately acquired content, of course!) So that left me choosing "All illegal..." as my poll choice.
But it's important to note that there
are grey zones where legality is not entirely clear! So even a poll like this one doesn't quite cover the spectrum fully.
Xenophon
* Yes, I have formal written legal advice from an extremely eminent legal expert that DRM-stripping and format shifting of legit content for personal use is legal. I even paid
a nominal sum for that advice. Seminars on legal issues sometimes provide interesting side benefits...