[nightmiles]

> I buy magazines from the wholesaler. I rip out all the adverts. I then sell them to the public.

Why wouldn't this be legal or ethical? What you choose to do with the mass of paper you just purchased is totally fine.

[reasonishy]

At the very least the magazine producer may get angry, and make it hard for you to buy the magazines.

[nightmiles]

And there's nothing wrong with either of those things happening, either.