Thread: An example of a problem with DRM systems
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Old 12-18-2011, 08:42 AM   #5
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Originally Posted by Ninjalawyer View Post
For downloaded music and movies, there have been numerous examples of of people losing access to their purchases when a DRM authentication server is taken down or the company running the DRM scheme has gone belly-up. I'm actually surprised at how infrequently this is an issue with ebooks though.

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Business decisions also made this an issue with Fictionwise:

http://dearauthor.com/ebooks/how-to-...-and-overdrive
Yes, this has happened several times. But this instance is caused by a different thing: A really bad user interface decision.
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