Thread: DRM for Public Domain works at B&N
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Old 08-04-2009, 09:06 PM   #14
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Originally Posted by Moejoe View Post
How can you not see something wrong in this?
Because nothing about what B&N (or Amazon or Sony) is doing prevents anyone from getting non-DRM'ed versions.


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Originally Posted by Moejoe
I suppose you see nothing wrong with Disney's everlasting copyright on Mickey Mouse? Or the sneaky trademarking of authors names and characters to stop said authors' works going into the PD?
Yeah, I don't really have a problem with Mickey Mouse staying out of the public domain. I'd prefer that exceptions had been made for certain characters rather than everything getting a 20-year copyright extension over the previous laws, but I'm not going to pull my hair out over it.


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Originally Posted by Moejoe
And yes, you're right, there's no 'requirement' under law, but there is a cultural conscience that even the lowest of the low companies might want follow. Placing a lock on something that has been freed is a terrible and shameful act.
Are we talking about e-books or wolves?

There is no "cultural conscience," just your dislike for DRM. Since adding DRM to a single version has zero effect on other versions, I fail to see any problem at all here.
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