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Old 04-17-2011, 06:00 PM   #237
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Originally Posted by pdurrant View Post
I will admit that some DRM schemes are less bad than others. DRM schemes that don't require central authorisation to enable access on a new licensed device are not as bad as ones that do.

But really, it is black and white. There's nothing you can do to encrypting DRM schemes to make them acceptable.
I see. Well that certainly presents an irreconcilable difference.

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*Some of us have repeatedly proposed that the purchaser's receipt information be added to the ebook's metadata/jacket.
That's actually rather clever (though I imagine some people would be opposed to it as well). With regard to casual sharing, which some have suggested is the primary target of DRM, I suppose it could make people apprehensive about giving copies away.
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