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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)

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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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[+] HughJanus@lemmy.ml -26 points 1 year ago

Those public libraries pay to have those books on their shelves 🤦‍♂️

[-] dan@lemmy.fdr8.us 34 points 1 year ago

Do they pay every time someone checks out a book?

[-] topscientist@lemmynsfw.com 3 points 1 year ago

I recently listened to a decent podcast related to this very question (link)

Probably the wrong forum but I will say it’s… complicated. Physical books wear surprisingly fast, so popular books actually make money for publishers and authors, even by being in libraries.

I’m not of the opinion that DRM is good, but I do understand that writers have to make a living. But it’s the markets fault for not providing unobtrusive DRM or solving this economic problem in a way that doesn’t suck for end users.