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Originally Posted by wallcraft
It has never been tested in US federal court whether striping DRM from ebooks you own (i.e. bought from an ebook store) for your own personal use (e.g. using a different ebook reading device) is a protected fair use or not. As a practical matter, this isn't behavior that is likely to ever result in a legal action (how would the copyright owner know, and why would they care?).
This is different from making the copyrighted ebooks available for others to use without authorization, which is certainly unlawful and could have serious consequences.
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Unfortunately, you're not correct. The DCMA made removing digital locks a criminal offense. The fact that no one is enforcing it doesn't mean it's not a law. And with all the zeal of the US govt. to enact the ACTA, the day could come that it IS enforced. The DCMA also specifically states that removing digital locks is not allowable for fair use.
I'm not saying I like it, that's just the law as it was written.