Who Really Owns Your E-Books? Switching from Kindle to Kobo

[jhowell]

Originally Posted by DNSB

Oddly, I agree that the screen capture results are inferior but that is due more to not being able to search the ebook. The OCRred flavour is much closer to the original ebook in that sense.

It is more than just searching. I change the font size when reading under different conditions and expect the content to reflow. That won't happen with a screen capture. OCR is unreliable without proofing, which takes time and effort, so I don't consider that as a viable option for DRM removal either.

Originally Posted by DNSB

And on yet another hand, I do not approve of the whole piracy thing.

The discussion is about DRM removal. For me piracy is different. It is the further step of acting in ways that could harm the copyright holder such as sharing content or keeping permanent copies of borrowed books.

[Alfirin]

Originally Posted by jhowell

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The discussion is about DRM removal. For me piracy is different. It is the further step of acting in ways that could harm the copyright holder such as sharing content or keeping permanent copies of borrowed books.

Stricto sensu, piracy is what the 'contract' between you and the seller tells you it is. Or, if it doesn't tell you. Then it's what it doesn't tell you you can do that is piracy.

However, I agree with you, 100%.
Keep to yourself what you've bought for yourself and that's all right (for me at least).