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

  • bipinkrish@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    3·
    9 months ago

    Hi, i am the author of the tool. I just read all the comments after 6 months, i didn’t know it was popular.

    My original repo with new modifications is live on Gitea https://gitea.com/bipinkrish/DeGourou

    you can visit there to get binaries or simply install through pip like

    pip install git+https://gitea.com/bipinkrish/DeGourou.git
  • Galactic_hitchhiker@mander.xyzEnglish
    1·
    1 year ago

    I am glad that others saved the source code elsewhere and kept it alive. How does deDRM_tools by noDRM avoid takedown due to piracy? I use that on a regular basis, and I am afraid that it might be taken down someday, and surprised that it is alive for so long. How has it stayed alive for so long?

    • HughJanus@lemmy.mlEnglish
      01·
      1 year ago

      Imagine spending years writing a book for the benefit of others, only to have it downloaded, stripped of it’s licensing and given away to others for free and being robbed of compensation for the time you invested.

      • drz@lemmy.caEnglish
        0·
        1 year ago

        Imagine going on the piracy Lemmy community and preaching the moral wrongs of copying.

        Seriously though, DRM is a cancer. I usually pirate my books from LibGen, but I buy them on the Kobo store at the same time to support the author. It’s easy to strip DRM from Kobo and they’re better than Amazon, but I would really prefer not to support a store with DRM in the first place.

        Can anyone recommend a DRM-less store? Something akin to GOG for books.

        • HughJanus@lemmy.mlEnglish
          0·
          1 year ago

          Imagine being so entitled that you think you have a right to others’ work for free.