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NatCh · 03-07-2006, 02:29 PM

Oh, I don't have any desire, let alone intention of enabling Sony's paranoid DRM delusions, It just occured to me that if there were any legitimate pressure to do so, somebody will hack the thing.

I don't mind a reasonable copy protection mechanism, but nothing that's going to be more restrictive than I'd find if I buy a paper book. In fact, I wouldn't be the slightest bit upset if they decided to package the texts in SD cards with their hardware-based copy protection implemented (the same stuff that's on DVD's, as it happens), and let any reader that's willing to accomodate it read the rascals.

03-07-2006, 02:29 PM	#49
NatCh Gizmologist Posts: 11,615 Karma: 929550 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Republic of Texas Embassy at Jackson, TN Device: Pocketbook Touch HD3	BBeB format? Phuw! Phut! (spitting sounds) Oh, I don't have any desire, let alone intention of enabling Sony's paranoid DRM delusions, It just occured to me that if there were any legitimate pressure to do so, somebody will hack the thing. I don't mind a reasonable copy protection mechanism, but nothing that's going to be more restrictive than I'd find if I buy a paper book. In fact, I wouldn't be the slightest bit upset if they decided to package the texts in SD cards with their hardware-based copy protection implemented (the same stuff that's on DVD's, as it happens), and let any reader that's willing to accomodate it read the rascals.