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Originally Posted by timezone
I actually agree there is a possibility I am wrong. They did provide a notice. I just think we are to quick to agree to the terms of a virtual marketplace without saying, wait a minute. I still purchased a product and I own it. Whether in this case or in the case of fair use of DRM.
I owned a fictionwise book that I could not transfer to a new reader because it was no longer on Fictionwise. An agreement with the publisher. I lost the book. The publisher said take it up with the store. Fictionwise said it was not there fault. I am the damaged party. I think these issues have to be resolved eventually in court or congress. The virtual marketplace has gotten ahead of the consumer laws.
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DRM is a lock and nobody has the key for you to use. That's the risk we take using media with DRM. Unless you can strip the DRM, not being able to transfer to a new reader is a risk we take.
I would like to see this issue go to court. But don't take Fictionwise. Take the Agency 5 as it is their fault. And even if you need a store to take to court, take B&N as they are the ones who didn't allow FW to deal with the Agency 5. So B&N basically let the eBooks from the Agency 5 be pulled from FW.