Thread: DRM protection on purchased books
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Old 12-17-2010, 04:21 PM   #18
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Originally Posted by The Old Man View Post
If I buy a car and lock myself out I cannot drive the car. I employ the skill of a locksmith who unlocks the car for me. I can now drive my car. The locksmith does not own the car or drive it. The locksmith did not do anything illegal!

If I buy an ebook and cannot read it on my device can I hire a computer nerd to unlock the ebook so I can read it on my device? The nerd does not own the ebook or read it. He just returns it to me unlocked. Is there a budding profession here that has yet to be tapped?
There was a big clampdown on people who charge to chip consoles here a few years ago, doing the same thing with ebooks would fall foul of the same law.
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