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 # AAXtoMP3
-Convert Audible's .aax filetype to MP3
+The purpose of this software is to convert AAX files to a more common MP3 format.
+
+Audible uses this file format to maintain DRM restrictions on their audio
+books and if you download your book through your library it will be
+stored in this format.
+
+The purpose of this software is **not** to circumvent the DRM restrictions
+for audio books that **you** do not own in that you do not have them on
+your **personal** Audible account. The purpose of this software is to
+create a method for you to download and store your books just in case
+Audible fails for some reason.
+
+## Setup
+You will need your four byte authitication code that comes from Audible's
+servers. This will be used by ffmpeg to perform the initial audio convert. You
+can obtain this string from a tool like [audible-activator](https://github.com/inAudible-NG/audible-activator).
+
+## Anti-Piracy Notice
+
+Note that this project does NOT ‘crack’ the DRM. It simplys allows the user to
+use their own encryption key (fetched from Audible servers) to decrypt the
+audiobook in the same manner that the official audiobook playing software does.
+
+Please only use this application for gaining full access to your own audiobooks
+for archiving/converson/convenience. DeDRMed audiobooks should not be uploaded
+to open servers, torrents, or other methods of mass distribution. No help will
+be given to people doing such things. Authors, retailers, and publishers all
+need to make a living, so that they can continue to produce audiobooks for us to
+hear, and enjoy. Don’t be a parasite.
+
+This blurb is borrowed from the https://apprenticealf.wordpress.com/ page.
+
+## License
+The MIT License
+
+Copyright (c) 2015 KrumpetPirate
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
+THE SOFTWARE.