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What DRM is upposed to do in theory is protect the digital content from being copied/shared with others. It means that if you cannot break the DRM, then you are unable to give a copy to just anyone. However, the people most likely to share their electronic content with others are the ones who already know how to remove/break the DRM. If we are going to have DRM, then the DRM needs to go away once the content goes from copyright to public domain. If it cannot do that then the DRM is keeping legitimate content from the public. DRM in nothing but useless. It can very well prevent people from enjoying their legally purchased content while the thieves get away with stealing the content because they can break the DRM. Just look at the problems with Adobe DRM. It's tied to one computer/program. If you have a problem with your computer, you lose the ability to view they content you legally paid for. Also, Mobipocket is another DRM problem. Let's say you upgrade or change your computer, how do you setup the new computer so the PID is the same as the previous computer so you can still view your content? There may not be a way. And in that case, that makes Mobipocket a very bad idea. Any DRM where you need to redownload content to move it to a different device or computer is a bad idea. Any DRM that locks content from being legally used when it passes out of copyright is a bad idea. There is not one good thing about DRM.
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