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Originally Posted by HarryT
Yes; it's a matter of ethics, not law. If you cannot agree with the terms of a purchase than the "correct" thing to do - for me personally - is not to make the purchase. Other people are, of course, free to make up their own minds about such matters. This whole thread has been about "right" and "wrong", rather than "legal" and "illegal".
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Most EULAs are unfair, and possibly illegal. I have no qualms about ignoring provisions that seem to me to be grossly unfair and one-sided.
So I modify the ebooks I download from Fictionwise for my own use, and do not feel that I'm doing anything wrong by doing so, even though Fictionwise has in its terms of use (under section 9, Ebooks):
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Users may not modify, transmit, publish, participate in the transfer or sale of, reproduce, create derivative works from, distribute, perform, display, or in any way exploit, any of the content of these product(s), in whole or in part. By downloading Fictionwise eBooks, the User hereby acknowledges and agrees to these terms.
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(emphases added)