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Originally Posted by HarryT
Would you not agree, though, that time-limiting DRM is necessary if we want libraries to issue e-Books? A library book, by its very nature, has to "expire"!
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I do not agree. The reason that library books "expire" is that it's impractical for a library to house more than one version of the same book. If I want to read a book that you have checked out, I have to wait for you to return it. This problem does not exist with ebooks.
Again, DRM is a way to impose some of the limitations of pbooks on ebooks. From an educational POV, there are very few good reasons to do this (if any).