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Slightly off topic - Ebooks



On Sat, Feb 06, 2010 at 10:51:11AM -0500, Edward Ned Harvey wrote:
> > Counterexample: Baen releases its books in a variety of formats,
> > including zip'ed HTML, but with no DRM of any kind.  And that includes
> > a lot of back catalog, not just new releases.  Try
> > http://www.webscriptions.com.
> 
> Don't care about one counterexample.  It's barely significant, that is, if
> the material is even copyrighted.  Show me Harry Potter, or Twilight, or
> O'Reilly's IPv6 available publicly for free.  You can't because they won't
> do it.  They would never allow that to happen because their livelihood
> depends on the revenue.

http://toc.oreilly.com/2009/04/over-160-oreilly-books-now-in-kindle-store-without-drm-more-on-the-way.html

... I'll just whistle over here for a bit while you read this
part:

   Compulsory DRM. We strongly believe DRM (Digital Rights
   Management) encryption adds unwelcome cost and complexity to any
   digital system, frustrates legitimate customers who respect
   copyright and want to pay for their content, and is demonstrably
   ineffective at preventing unauthorized copying -- much of it
   done by people who either (a.) wouldn't otherwise pay, or (b.)
   resort to piracy when there's no legitimate sales channel. Other
   publishers are free to make their own decisions on DRM, but
   Kindle's compulsory DRM was inconsistent with our views on
   digital distribution.

-dsr-

-- 
http://tao.merseine.nu/~dsr/eula.html is hereby incorporated by reference.
You can't defend freedom by getting rid of it.






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