An international master criminal to rival Jon Johansen, the 15-year-old Lex Luthor of Norway, has
cracked the Microsoft Reader "eBook" copy-protection system, and apparently released a program, including source code, for removing copy-denial from books, allowing them to be converted to HTML or other formats.
Dan Jackson claims that the software is legal under the Berne Convention, though should probably avoid flights entering US airspace anyway.
(via Charlie's Diary)