Ugly CSS that overrides eReader preferences - Page 2

ownedbycats · 03-21-2021, 06:01 PM

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Originally Posted by JSWolf

But you can fix it and side load it.

It has DRM.

JSWolf · 03-21-2021, 06:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ownedbycats

It has DRM.

Remove the DRM, fix the CSS, side load, read, delete, done.

ownedbycats · 03-21-2021, 08:00 PM

But it is a library book. I do not own it.

issybird · 03-21-2021, 08:14 PM

I think the positions are clear here. Time for everyone to drop it. Don’t keep reiterating what’s already been said, pro or con.

gmw · 03-21-2021, 09:51 PM

Personally, I think the DRM issue is irrelevant (so hopefully making this post acceptable). I, too, swear at publishers who screw up our ebooks in various ways. Some of their chosen fonts I find almost unreadable. I don't care whether it is possible to change this outside the reader or not, I should not have to fix things I buy to make them usable. Publishers need to learn that e-readers are also about accessibility, and blocking accessibility features is not a good thing.

hobnail · 03-21-2021, 11:43 PM

It's interesting to me how with ebooks I always "fix" their css to conform to my rules about what's acceptable. With printed books I rarely am put off by odd fonts and formatting. The only one I can remember is T. H. White's The Once and Future King, where it looked like they'd used the printing plates too many times and the letters were worn down and missing bits here and there.

ottischwenk · 03-22-2021, 04:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by issybird

MobileRead’s position is that it’s permissible to download and remove DRM from OverDrive books for personal use, as in format shifting or other reasons. The assumption, of course, is that the book is deleted in a timely fashion and not kept.

In other states (EU) DRM remove is forbidden by law.
And since this forum can also be read there, such information is not particularly helpful - and that would be reason enough to reconsider this attitude.
Thanks.

BTW: It is certainly not particularly useful if providers in the EU are therefore instructed to block mobileread.com.

pwalker8 · 03-22-2021, 09:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ottischwenk

In other states (EU) DRM remove is forbidden by law.
And since this forum can also be read there, such information is not particularly helpful - and that would be reason enough to reconsider this attitude.
Thanks.

BTW: It is certainly not particularly useful if providers in the EU are therefore instructed to block mobileread.com.

Of course, it's also read in locations where it's quite ok to do so and other places where the actual legalities still haven't been determined. Hopefully everyone here is smart enough to know the laws in their location. I suspect quite a bit of what's discussed here is illegal somewhere in the world.

It seems to me that an approach that honors the spirit of the law is reasonable even if it doesn't necessarily conform to the letter of the law in each individual location.

issybird · 03-22-2021, 09:41 AM

The discussion isn’t fruitful, IMO. Thread closed.

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03-21-2021, 08:00 PM	#18
ownedbycats Custom User Title Posts: 11,359 Karma: 79528341 Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Canada Device: Kobo Libra H2O, formerly Aura HD	But it is a library book. I do not own it.

03-21-2021, 08:14 PM	#19
issybird o saeclum infacetum Posts: 21,517 Karma: 236076651 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: New England Device: Mini, H2O, Glo HD, Aura One, PW4, PW5	I think the positions are clear here. Time for everyone to drop it. Don’t keep reiterating what’s already been said, pro or con.

03-21-2021, 09:51 PM	#20
gmw cacoethes scribendi Posts: 5,818 Karma: 137770742 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Australia Device: Kobo Aura One & H2Ov2, Sony PRS-650	Personally, I think the DRM issue is irrelevant (so hopefully making this post acceptable). I, too, swear at publishers who screw up our ebooks in various ways. Some of their chosen fonts I find almost unreadable. I don't care whether it is possible to change this outside the reader or not, I should not have to fix things I buy to make them usable. Publishers need to learn that e-readers are also about accessibility, and blocking accessibility features is not a good thing.

03-21-2021, 11:43 PM	#21
hobnail Running with scissors Posts: 1,592 Karma: 14328510 Join Date: Nov 2019 Device: none	It's interesting to me how with ebooks I always "fix" their css to conform to my rules about what's acceptable. With printed books I rarely am put off by odd fonts and formatting. The only one I can remember is T. H. White's The Once and Future King, where it looked like they'd used the printing plates too many times and the letters were worn down and missing bits here and there.

03-22-2021, 09:41 AM	#24
issybird o saeclum infacetum Posts: 21,517 Karma: 236076651 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: New England Device: Mini, H2O, Glo HD, Aura One, PW4, PW5	The discussion isn’t fruitful, IMO. Thread closed.