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Originally Posted by olis
Is it legal to run LBook's firmware on a different machine?
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I'm not a lawyer, but I can't imagine there would be any legal issues. The BeBook Mini, Papyre 5.1, Hanlin V5, LBook V5, and Astak EZReader Pocket Pro are all the same machine. I read somewhere that one of them has a larger button or something, but under the hood, aside from firmware and branding on the exterior, they are all the same. (I'm open to be corrected here--but this is my current understanding.)
The firmware for all these brands is freely available online. If I want to turn my PocketPro into a Papyre, I can go to their site and get the firmware (I have!). Same thing about BeBook, Jinke, etc.
I don't see what laws could be conceivably involved. Even if there were, how would they be enforced? The only potential impact I can imagine would be a particular brand's technical support being reluctant to assist someone having problems with an off-brand firmware. But that's not a legal issue.
Are you thinking of getting a V5 (of some brand or other)? It appears you might not have one. If this is so, may I respectfully inquire why this is of interest to you?
Cheers!