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DRM removal tool was taken down from github. If you can, please download it from gitlab before its taken down too (merv.news)

submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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The DRM removal tool to remove DRM from ebooks was taken down from github and will most likely be taken down from gitlab soon as well. The more archives we have the better so im sharing the gitlab in hopes some Datahoarder types will archive it and keep it shared via torrents etc https://gitlab.com/bipinkrish/DeGourou

Heres an article about why it was taken down https://torrentfreak.com/internet-archive-targets-book-drm-removal-tool-with-dmca-takedown-230714/

Edit: does anyone here use https://radicle.xyz/ ? Its a p2p network built on top of git and could be a good way to host it while still being able to contribute to it besides making a .torrent for archiving

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago (2 children)

btw sometimes drm is used to actually rent out digital books

[–] [email protected] 39 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Renting digital items is just stupid

[–] [email protected] 24 points 2 years ago

Worthwile reading into: Hachette v. Internet Archive.

In short: Even lending only the amount of real copies that you own as digital copies (you own 1 real book, you get to lend 1 digital copy. Not more!) is too much for some greedy bastards and a compromise.

https://www.eff.org/cases/hachette-v-internet-archive

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago

agree

[–] [email protected] 16 points 2 years ago (1 children)

On the other hand, books from your local library have no drm. :)

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 years ago

Ebooks from your local library generally do have drm in my experience. Harder to complain since they’re free though.