MobileRead Forums - View Single Post

JSWolf · 10-04-2007, 12:16 AM

I will give a perfect example of why not to have DRM.

Derek is supposed to do a review of the Cybook Gen3. In order to do that review, he needs to be able to purchase MobiPocket format ebooks with DRM to show how it works on the Gen3. But he cannot. Why you ask? Well, he doesn't have the PID. No PID, no DRM books. Sounds to me like DRM is blocking Derek from being able to do what he's supposed to be able to do. If we didn't have DRM, Derek would not need to know the PID of his Gen3.

10-04-2007, 12:16 AM	#37
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 79,796 Karma: 146391129 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	I will give a perfect example of why not to have DRM. Derek is supposed to do a review of the Cybook Gen3. In order to do that review, he needs to be able to purchase MobiPocket format ebooks with DRM to show how it works on the Gen3. But he cannot. Why you ask? Well, he doesn't have the PID. No PID, no DRM books. Sounds to me like DRM is blocking Derek from being able to do what he's supposed to be able to do. If we didn't have DRM, Derek would not need to know the PID of his Gen3.