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Originally Posted by HarryT
But that's the big "if", isn't it? Do you have a "right" to format-shift a book? You might like to do it, but is it a right? As you know, it certainly isn't here in the UK.
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I would like to see them sue me for format shifting if I bought an ebook that cannot be read on my device. But copying an ebook from a library? How can that be right? I would accept De-DRMing it for format shifting purposes and deleting it after the lending period has expired as no problem.
But legally, yes, I probably have no such right. However, since I delete the book, what would the damages be? I would have followed the spirit, if not the letter of the law. And they would be extremely stupid to sue the good customers. In the end, why do we have all these restrictions? Because quite a number of people feel that there is nothing wrong with illegal copying. It won't stop them, but the rest of us are being saddled with DRM and such nonsense. Somebody always pays.