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Kindle_4_PC_Tools/Other_Tools/skindle-06/README

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+/*
+   Copyright 2010 BartSimpson aka skindle
+   
+   Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+   you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+   You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+   Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+   distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+   WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+   See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+   limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+/*
+ * Dependencies: zlib (included)
+ * build on cygwin using make and the included make file
+ * A fully functionaly windows executable is included
+ */
+
+/*
+ * MUST be run on the computer on which KindleForPC is installed
+ * under the account that was used to purchase DRM'ed content.
+ * Requires your kindle.info file which can be found in something like:
+ * <User home>\...\Amazon\Kindle For PC\{AMAwzsaPaaZAzmZzZQzgZCAkZ3AjA_AY}
+ * where ... varies by platform but is "Local Settings\Application Data" on XP
+ * skindle will attempt to find this file automatically.
+ */
+
+/*
+  What: KindleForPC DRM removal utility to preserve your fair use rights!
+  Why: Fair use is a well established doctrine, and I am no fan of vendor
+       lockin.
+  How: This utility implements the PID extraction, DRM key generation and
+       decryption algorithms employed by the KindleForPC application. This
+       is a stand alone app that does not require you to determine a PID on
+       your own, and it does not need to run KindleForPC in order to extract
+       any data from memory.
+  
+  Shoutz: The DarkReverser - thanks for mobidedrm!  The last part of this
+       is just a C port of mobidedrm.
+       labba and I<3cabbages for motivating me to do this the right way.
+       You guys shouldn't need to spend all your time responding to all the
+       changes Amazon is going to force you to make in unswindle each time
+       the release a new version.
+       CMBDTC - nice work on the topaz break!
+       Lawrence Lessig - You are my hero. 'Nuff said.
+       Cory Doctorow - A voice of reason in a sea of insanity
+   Thumbs down: Disney, MPAA, RIAA - you guys suck.  Making billions off 
+       of the exploitation of works out of copyright while vigourously
+       pushing copyright extension to prevent others from doing the same
+       is the height of hypocrasy.
+       Congress - you guys suck too.  Why you arrogant pricks think you
+       are smarter than the founding fathers is beyond me.
+ */
+
+Rationale:
+Need a tool to enable fair use of purchased ebook content.
+Need a tool that is not dependent on any particular version of
+KindleForPC and that does not need to run KindleForPC in order to
+extract a PID. The tool documents the structure of the kindle.info
+file and the data and algorthims that are used to derive per book
+PID values.
+
+Installing:
+A compiled binary is included.  Though it was built using cygwin, it
+should not require a cygwin installation in order to run it.  To build
+from source, you will need cygwin with gcc and make.  
+This has not been tested with Visual Studio, though you may be able to
+pile all the files into a project and add the Crypt32.lib, Advapi32 and
+zlib1 dependencies to build it.
+
+usage: ./skindle [-d] [-v] -i <ebook file> -o <output file> [-k kindle.info file] [-p pid]
+    -d optional, for topaz files only, produce a decompressed output file
+    -i required name of the input mobi or topaz file
+    -o required name of the output file to generate
+    -k optional kindle.info path
+    -v dump the contents of kindle.info
+    -p additional PID values to attempt (can specifiy multiple times)
+
+You only need to specify a kindle.info path if skindle can't find
+your kindle.info file automatically