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MarZau_au · 12-14-2007, 03:00 AM

Hi,

Currently the Wolf format seems to be only on chinese sites, but
I have been pressing the Hanlin Developers for info on DRM support
in the official Developers forum

http://www.jinke.com.cn/Compagesql/d...l_id=5&t_id=69

good news is MobiPocket support may be soon, how it will be implemented is beyond me, but the Hanlin V3 does have a sim slot, as all DRM seems to rely on identification of a device to work.

As for purchasing, many books can be "converted" after purchasing. I myself see nothing wrong with stripping the DRM off a book you legally paid for, as long as you don't share it and the author gets paid.

Its a bit like Wal Mart now selling DRM free EMI and Universal music, at least some of the music industry is coming to their senses that consumers are willing to pay for content, but don't want to be restricted to how they use it.

The same thing is bound to happen with books, right now publishers are trying to hold their profit margin and doing the stupid DRM thing, its just going to frustrate people, especially with the likes of Amazon introducing yet more DRM, which isn't going to help, I am one consumer who doesn't by monopolized products simply on principal.

12-14-2007, 03:00 AM	#7
MarZau_au Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2007 Device: Jinke Hanlin V3	Formats Hi, Currently the Wolf format seems to be only on chinese sites, but I have been pressing the Hanlin Developers for info on DRM support in the official Developers forum http://www.jinke.com.cn/Compagesql/d...l_id=5&t_id=69 good news is MobiPocket support may be soon, how it will be implemented is beyond me, but the Hanlin V3 does have a sim slot, as all DRM seems to rely on identification of a device to work. As for purchasing, many books can be "converted" after purchasing. I myself see nothing wrong with stripping the DRM off a book you legally paid for, as long as you don't share it and the author gets paid. Its a bit like Wal Mart now selling DRM free EMI and Universal music, at least some of the music industry is coming to their senses that consumers are willing to pay for content, but don't want to be restricted to how they use it. The same thing is bound to happen with books, right now publishers are trying to hold their profit margin and doing the stupid DRM thing, its just going to frustrate people, especially with the likes of Amazon introducing yet more DRM, which isn't going to help, I am one consumer who doesn't by monopolized products simply on principal.