Thread: Why are DRM ebooks evil and why should I avoid them like the plague?
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Old 04-06-2011, 05:51 AM   #146
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Originally Posted by avantman42 View Post
There is another point about DRM that I've not seen addressed anywhere on MR yet.

Copyright protection lasts for a limited time. DRM protection doesn't. DRM will still stop you making copies after the copyright expires, even though once the copyright expires, the book goes into the public domain and making copies is legal.
As has been said innumerable times here, DRM does not prevent copying or backing up.
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