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Originally Posted by JLYates
I'm sorry, but when I buy a book that is DRM'd, and I can't read it because somene put a lock on it, then I see it as stealing from me!
I don't see it as any different than if I went to a car dealership and pay cash for a car. I am given the title and make arrangement to pick it up the next day. When I arrive to get my car I find out they have changed the lock and I can't get in and drive my car home. They refuse to give me the keys to unlock it but yet tell me the car is mine!
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You're really only "locked out" because you don't have the proper key. The onus is on the buyer to have a proper reader, and not buy an e-book in the wrong format. Believe me, I know how you feel. I bought my first e-reader (The Cruz) only 3 days ago
, and you can imagine my frustration at not being able to open a DRM protected book, despite Cruz advertising that it "supports epub." They may as well have advertised that it would make a good paperweight too, because it doesn't
natively support epub books out of the box.
I'm kinda harping about the illegalities of breaking any encryption on a copyrighted work because I'm a moderator in a music forum, and the subject came up about decrypting a music DVD; I had to lock the thread down and explain why- then gave an extremely long explanation of the DMCA. Still members continued to raise arguments as to why they feel they should be able to, and, again, the short explanation is, the law says you can't.
If you're industrious enough, you
can find ways to strip the DRM; but for me to explain how, would be against this forum's rules. I'm not judging, but I can't impress enough on people, if you do strip the DRM, you are, in fact, breaking the law. I'm just saying do so at your own risk. I'm not picking a fight; as I said before, it is what it is. But I understand the need for the protections of copyrighted works too. I think I should get out of moderator mode, as I'm just a regular member here.