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Originally Posted by MrPLD
I've said this before but I think it needs repeating again;
For publishers/media-creators DRM can work very well. If gives the power to force people to repurchase all the media yet again when a format transition occurs.
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This happens with or without DRM. In music, we have the cycle of wax cylinders, 78's, LP's, mag tape, cassettes, 8-track, CD's, MP3's, SACD, DVD Audio, and BD audio. In movies, the cycle included 8-16-35 mm, Betamax, VHS, CED, Laserdisc, Dvd, RCA Divx, HD-DVD and BD. The content publishers are always repackaging old wine in new bottles.
But you are right about DRM for ebooks. It makes the product "perishable" in the sense that once a new format arrives or the old ereaders die, the consumer may have an unusable/orphan product, unless he or she converts the ebook to a DRM-free format.