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I've read through all the 84 messages in this thread and am now going to
1. Outline my procedures with copying files, which some of you may consider far worse than that of the original poster, and
2. Mention a very important point which I think will protect me from being sued or charged (or feeling the slightest scrap guilty), and which has not been mentioned so far.
Firstly, my procedures: About once a week I make at least three copies of any ebooks I have bought in the preceding week.
1. When I buy a DRM'd ePub or mobi file I invariably remove the DRM.
2. I then put the original DRM'd file and a copy of the cleaned file on to a 4Gb flash drive for backup.
3. I then put a copy of the cleaned file on to the SD card of my reader, and read the book from there.
4. I have an external hard drive backup system which copies my computer's hard drive at 3 am every morning, and no doubt copies all the ebook files on my computer's hard drive on to the external backup system.
5. If I think I will read the book again I leave the copy on the SD card; otherwise I delete it from the SD card - though it remains on the backup flash drive and (as far as I know) the external hard drive.
6. At no time does anyone else have access to my ebook reader's SD card or my backup flash drive or external flash drive, nor have I ever given or sold copyright ebooks to anyone.
Secondly, the very important point:
1. Neither the original author or his or her estate, nor the publisher, nor the vendor is in any way harmed by these procedures. I pay money for the original copy of the ebook file and each of them receives their fraction of the price. If I made a hundred copies and keep them to myself they still do not lose a cent.
2. This being so any action anyone might take against me, in my opinion at least, would be laughed out of court and I might even be awarded damages.
Can anyone point out any faults in my logic or procedures?
Regards, Alex
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