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Old 03-26-2010, 05:07 PM   #14
VanillaEps
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Originally Posted by TuxGirl View Post
I'm curious where you found the information that this is likely legal for personal use? My understanding has been that the DMCA prohibits *all* cracking/circumventing of DRM, regardless of whether it's for personal use. Do you have a source that shows that I'm wrong? (If so, I will be *very* excited)
In the post, he uses the word "likely", so I'm not sure if he has a source.

However, I'm a big fan of identifying the difference between the letter of the law and the spirit of the law. IMO, the spirit of DRM is to prevent us from buying an e-book, making copies, and either selling or giving it away. In this particular instance, I want access to e-books that I purchased from one platform and use it on another.
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