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Originally Posted by Argel
Given that the Millennium Act provides for fines of $500,000 and five years in prison for circumventing DRM, I am amazed at the optimism of people who are cheerfully doing just that and then putting the files onto a device that is in constant radio contact with a company which relies on DRM to protect its bottom line. Good luck with that.
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At least the Cybook doesn't have to divulge its contents to the world , so circumventing DRM , or otherwise doesn't have to be known .
I too worried about the longer-term possibilities that my next reader may not be able to read my present library - but life's too short for that kind of worry .
If it does happen there will , I'm sure , be ways around it - albeit illegal perhaps , but if I've spent money on e-books then I think " fair use " should allow me to adjust the e-book structure to fit any new reader formats , in much the same way that there is a tacit acceptance that a CD can be burned onto an MP3 player for own use .