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I said "in violation of the terms". When you get content from a library, you are not violating the terms.
When you get a Grisham novel on the net -- that you didn't pay for -- you are stealing. If you post such a book for others to download -- you are stealing and violating copyright.
I have no qualms about violating copyright, but I am against stealing. That's just where I draw the line. I have no problem taking one of my amazon books, stripping the DRM and then reading it with Stanza because I like the Stanza app better (ironically, Amazon bought Stanza).
I'm not claiming to be a paragon of virtue -- but I don't think the issue is cloudy at all. I know I'm violating copyright when I strip drm (or theoretically since I still haven't done so).
When I was in college, and I was making cassette tapes from my friend's LP's -- I knew that I was stealing.
Lee
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