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Originally Posted by calvin-c
Assuming ebooks really become mainstream then the DRM abuses will generate pressure on governments to require bookstores to do something.
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When has the government done anything concerning DRM they weren't directed to do by private industry?
E-book DRM unification will likely come about the same way that VHS beat Beta. The marketplace will decide the preeminent format and other formats will fade away.
Unfortunately, if Amazon continues to dominate we may eventually be stuck with a proprietary format.
The best we can hope for is that ebook DRM is resolved the way MP3 DRM was resolved. Music is available in multiple formats from multiple vendors without DRM. Several e-book vendors, like O'reilly, have already taken this route.