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"The Wired link adds no value for the readers of HN, apart from a tl;dr".
I disagree--I learned something.
(http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2011/01/how-to-strip-drm-from...)
(http://apprenticealf.wordpress.com/2012/09/10/drm-removal-to...)
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EULAs can't override laws. Even if you break the EULA for legitimate purpose - you aren't necessarily breaking any laws.
Nobody said anything about breaking laws . EULAs are technically legally binding contracts, and breaking them leaves you liable in civil court.
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EULAs can't override laws. Even if you break the EULA for legitimate purpose - you aren't necessarily breaking any laws.
Nobody said anything about breaking laws . EULAs are technically legally binding contracts, and breaking them leaves you liable in civil court.
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At least some books mention that "At the publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management software (DRM) applied." in the book description field. For example: http://www.amazon.com/Pirate-Cinema-ebook/dp/B0089LOEBS/ref=...
Is there a way to tell if this book has DRM? http://www.amazon.com/Neuroscience-Exploring-the-Brain-ebook...
"Simultaneous Device Usage: Up to 4 simultaneous devices, per publisher limits"
means that it has DRM.
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I disagree--I learned something.
What extra information did the Wired link add over the page that Wired link to? ( http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2011/01/how-to-strip-drm-from... ) ( http://apprenticealf.wordpress.com/2012/09/10/drm-removal-to... )
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I don't get what you mean in this context. I have complete control over what I put on my Kindle and what I don't. I don't use any DRM of any kind, ever, so that's a non-issue. No, I don't have the power to program the thing myself, so Stallman wouldn't approve it, but then again he wouldn't approve of most computer operating systems or the vast majority of laptops sold either, so I don't see why e-readers are differe…
Does anyone else have the power to modify your device? To add, remove, or change software or content? To disable it? If the answer to any of these questions is "yes", then no, you do NOT have complete control over the device.
I consider it a pretty fair tradeoff. They're not stopping you from churning your own butter, so to speak, but do count on you deciding it's easier to just run their stock stuff. Like a lot of semi-locked hardware, it's not like they'd be such floozies about proliferating the hardware if they weren't making a lot of it back in book sales.
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Does anyone else have the power to modify your device? To add, remove, or change software or content? To disable it? If the answer to any of these questions is "yes", then no, you do NOT have complete control over the device.
Depends a little on what you run on the Kindle. It's perfectly possible to run 100% open source. Amazon isn't exactly making it super convenient, but they're doing very little to prevent it. Stock, of course, they retain the ability to do so but on the other hand A) sponsor the hardware and B) provide updates and very good support. I consider it a pretty fair tradeoff. They're not stopping you from churning your own…
He publicly admitted that he cracks his ebooks. IANAL, but his missteps would be much easier to proof in court, compared to the case of the Norwegian kindle user. But for some reason, I strongly doubt Amazon will ban him...
I have started going back to real books for any book I might want to keep, loan, or give to a friend when I'm finished. It would be nice not to be screwed over by DRM yet again. I like my Kindle, but it doesn't help me read. It helps Amazon make money. The only thing it does is for me is to help me carry lots of books around easily.
http://www.epubsoft.com/how-to-remove-drm-from-azw-on-kindle...