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Old 12-13-2008, 05:18 AM   #3
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Originally Posted by wallcraft View Post
The DRM of three popular formats (MOBI, LIT, eReader) has been cracked,
With respect, the DRM has not been "cracked" - that would imply the ability to remove DRM without knowing the encryption key, and that hasn't happened.

What has happened with these three formats is that, given a known encryption key (eg the PID for a Mobi file), the action of the legitimate reader for the formats has been "reverse engineered", allowing tools to be written which produce a DRM-free version of the file. The key point is, though, that in order for this to be done, the encryption key has to be known.
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