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Originally Posted by Penforhire
But on DRM, it is often (almost always) broken by pirates. Look at the LIT format fiasco! The point is DRM doesn't seem to even slow down pirates so ALL it affects are legitimate users. Aside from the fear of DRM catastrophe (loss of entire library), that is the point many customers are trying to make. Why are they inconveniencing us if it does nothing to stop piracy?
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Unfortunately, they have no better tools with which to
try to protect their investment, so they use what they have. I believe the Kindle system is specifically designed to approach DRM from a different direction, locking it inside independent hardware instead of computer-based software (likely to discourage anyone from cracking the case and unlocking it) and making it as painless as possible.
It may not work any better than anything else... but perhaps Amazon is counting on establishing that e-book market before cracked DRM becomes a problem, and eventually letting it slide (like iTunes).