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Stepping back from my frustration and shock at this weirdly worded announcement, I *still* have to think Amazon/B&N/Kobo/etc. will get in on this eventually. How many people like the "direct download" on their devices? Buying from a 3rd-party source like Pottermore wouldn't be a big deal for some people, but I do know eReaders who will only buy from their preferred store because they don't want to bother with sideloading. Sure, it's HP, but HP has "casual" fans too. We'll see what we see, I guess. *wanders off* |
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Just by the way, B&N's DRM also uses your CC# as part of the key, but for all I know, it may be asymmetric encryption, so I don't know if the number is in the file in any form or not.
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But then again, as this thread has demonstrated, DRM strategies can change within a company without that information always flowing down to everyone. *cough* PID *cough* So it could have changed or I could be wrong. EDIT: Furthermore, I only use a B&N card for B&N purchases, and I watch that sucker like a hawk. *sigh* I suppose I could get a Pottermore card, but I don't think it's worth the effort. Last edited by anamardoll; 06-23-2011 at 02:04 PM. |
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What use is a credit card number to anyone? Please correct me if I'm wrong, but in order to do anything with it, you also need to know the expiry date, card holder's name, security code, etc, don't you?
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06-23-2011, 02:05 PM | #263 |
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Security code and address isn't always required, although that's generally used by online retailers for greater security. The only information that's really needed is the name, cc# and expiration.
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but it was the suggestion of the article that it could be used to trace a book to its origin. if its embedded in the file then it wouldn't matter how it was downloaded. all copies could be traced to the original. how they trace the original to the copier is another matter. if it was me(and if i were trying to implement something of this sort- which im not) i would find a way to corrupt the files if the tag/mark was removed to make them unreadable or have a way to corrupt the copies when found. make them self-destructing. |
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This is from Elib's webpage regarding Watermarking:
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You'd need to invent your own format or DRM for that. epub is basically a bunch of HTML and XML files in a ZIP archive. After it's been extracted, there's really no way you could corrupt the files unless you include a malware of some sort...
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And even then, if anyone thinks they can create a DRM format that cannot be cracked ever, well... they're welcome to match wits with every DRM-breaker and hacker on earth. There's serious money in it for the person who manages. There's a quote out there -- does anyone remember it -- that basically anyone can create something that THEY can't break, but no one can create something that NO ONE can break. Last edited by anamardoll; 06-23-2011 at 02:32 PM. |
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It's amazing how much conjecture the Harry Potter ebooks have generated for just being announced for a few hours. Last edited by ilovejedd; 06-23-2011 at 02:30 PM. |
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Security code is largely, but not universally, required for "card not present" transactions, but not, generally, for face to face transactions. And, despite the impression the news might give you, the vast majority of all credit card fraud is done in face to face transactions even today. Many brick-and-mortar stores are also now required to check the zip code (in the US, anyway) for the billing address, but that, too, isn't actually that hard to figure out. |
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06-23-2011, 02:32 PM | #270 |
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Harry Potter series to be sold as e-books
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-13889578 23 June 2011 "The seven Harry Potter novels are to be sold as e-books for the first time in October." Last edited by boxcorner; 06-23-2011 at 02:35 PM. |
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