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Originally Posted by Worldwalker
In other words, why do we oppose DRM?
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Because it tries to restrict what I can do with legally bough content. I tries to limit the devices on which I can read that book I bought. I tries to prevent me from sharing a book I enjoyed with my wife. It tries to not let me modify my files as I see fit.
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I could strip the DRM off that ebook and do whatever I want with it.
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Sorry, what kind of argument is that? It's like saying that hole in my shirt is not a problem because I can always patch it up if it
really bothers me. It's an inconvenience, to say the very least. It's an intra-family support nightmare, too.
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While DRM has affected some of us in the past, there is not a single person in this thread that I've seen who expects DRM to hamper them in the future; the ones who were affected in the past learned from the experience, and the ones who weren't learned from other people's experiences. DRM is not going to interfere with our ability to obtain or use any ebook whatsoever.
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Even if it's useless shit (pardon my French), it still stinks.
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It is in our best interest for there to be a continuing, and increasing, supply of books for us to read.
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No argument there. It's just that I don't think DRM furthers that cause in any way whatsoever.
Yep. And pay for them, too, so authors can continue writing books.