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Originally Posted by RAH
But if you do this (sideload a drm b&n book onto a nook with a different account), isnt this a regular shared book, subject to the one-time rule, and only good for 2 weeks? If not, what prevents a person from spreading a drm book all around to all their friends?
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No, you are not lending the book, you are copying the book.
The reason B&N's DRM is called a social DRM is that to open a book you need the credit card number and name the book was downloaded with. This is information you probably do not mind sharing with close family or friends, but you will not give it to strangers or put it on the Internet. The fact that your credit card number and name are needed to share, limits the sharing of books.
(In spite of that B&N does not promote this biggest advantage of their DRM, probably because of the publishers).
It is a social limitation, not a technical limitation (Kindle books are tied to the hardware ID of the reader, Adobe books are tied to your Adobe ID).