this post was submitted on 18 Feb 2025
252 points (98.1% liked)
Piracy: ꜱᴀɪʟ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜ ꜱᴇᴀꜱ
57305 readers
246 users here now
⚓ Dedicated to the discussion of digital piracy, including ethical problems and legal advancements.
Rules • Full Version
1. Posts must be related to the discussion of digital piracy
2. Don't request invites, trade, sell, or self-promote
3. Don't request or link to specific pirated titles, including DMs
4. Don't submit low-quality posts, be entitled, or harass others
Loot, Pillage, & Plunder
📜 c/Piracy Wiki (Community Edition):
🏴☠️ Other communities
Torrenting:
- !seedboxes@lemmy.dbzer0.com
- !trackers@lemmy.dbzer0.com
- !qbittorrent@lemmy.dbzer0.com
- !libretorrent@lemmy.dbzer0.com
Gaming:
- !steamdeckpirates@lemmy.dbzer0.com
- !newyuzupiracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com
- !switchpirates@lemmy.dbzer0.com
- !3dspiracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com
- !retropirates@lemmy.dbzer0.com
💰 Please help cover server costs.
 |
 |
|---|---|
| Ko-fi | Liberapay |
founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
view the rest of the comments
Does this make a big difference? Even if you have the ability to download the books from the website, they are still DRM protected, no?
Having the file is the first step in removing the DRM - you can set DeDRM up as a plugin in Calibre to strip DRM automatically when you add the AWZ3/KFX file to your library.
Some uh people I know are doing that, yeah. Wouldn't that violate ToS though? I'm sure even without direct downloads, there will be ways to pirate Amazon books. I mean last time I checked, Netflix didn't let me download the video files but that doesn't keep people from pirating the content.
Even if you don't break the DRM, having the file is a guarantee that they con not modify the version of the book you payed for, or remove it from your library (both things had happened in the past).
True, but let's imagine newer Kindle devices or apps won't allow you to read the previously downloaded files anymore? And I'm aware DeDRM exists, but so do DRM-free book shops. It's not like I was okay to buy books from Amazon before, but now that they are getting rid of the download option, I will suddenly look for alternatives.