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Originally Posted by allen.gotwald
Personally, I don't have a problem with some of the restrictions since I don't intend to mass distribute retail e-texts across the internet. The alternative to these restrictions is to stay with paper. I still prefer my e-reader, restrictions and all.
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When sony's book store gos belly up like their music store, what then?
If your reader breaks and you buy another, you can't read the books you bought on the new one if they aren't there to authorize them.
If you don't have an intent of spreading your purchases across the internet, you think its ok to be treated as if you in fact had this intention?
Its like going into a store and having someone follow you thru the store, walking behind you because you *might* pocket something.
Most DRM'd products have very nasty riders on them that allow the sellers to retroactively change the terms on which you may enjoy your purchase, ex post facto.
In fact Apple has done this more than once with purchases from the iTMS.
But I guess if its cool with you...