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Originally Posted by pdurrant
I suspect you're referring to me in your last bit. I have said that if it's a choice between having no DRM on the books I buy, or having ebooks in libraries, I'd rather have no ebooks in libraries. But I don't actually think it will come down to such a stark choice.
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Interesting. I feel strongly about the opposite point of view. If DRM is necessary in order to retain the ability of libraries to loan out e-books, then I say retain DRM. Not that I am ready to agree that DRM is needed for this.
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Originally Posted by bhartman36
I'm not a big fan of linking DRM to credit cards. Eventually, credit cards expire, or you might decide to switch cards. There's no guarantee you'll have the same credit card number the next time you want to access your book.
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The only DRM I have ever had to deal with is the standard Adobe Adept DRM. Since I always remove that impediment straight away I've never had an issue with it. So this DRM that is linked to say a credit card number? Does that require punching in that number each time the book is accessed? I would not like that at all.
Stonetools and all those responding to him really should be getting credit for all this to be applied to a degree or certification in debating.
