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Originally Posted by acidzebra
That said, I do not believe this "perfect" DRM exists: it is only feasible if you give them control over the content, the hardware, and all the steps in between. Which would be terminally stupid, from both the consumer's as the content creator's point of view.
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You do realize you just came within a hair's breadth of describing the Kindle system, don't you? I believe that's exactly what Amazon is trying to do, and judging from the customer buy-in, it seems to be working.
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Originally Posted by acidzebra
Hey, I am all for people getting compensated for their work. But ultimately we do have that right, although it is not divine in nature. That is why there are limits on copyright, that is why we have a public domain, and that is where all books ultimately should end up.
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I disagree there. I do not have any right, divine or otherwise, to demand a creator allow me to buy, borrow or take his creation. It is the creator's right to bestow access to others, or to lock his creation away, or to destroy it three minutes after he's finished it.
Disney's situation is unique, in that their creations are already out there, and realistically-speaking, cannot be taken away. In fact, they don't want them taken away... they want them to continue to make them money. Theirs is really a battle for profit, not control.