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Originally Posted by calvin-c
Of course this is theoretical as I don't believe unbreakable DRM is practical. The only method I can think of would be requiring a buyer to create a public/private key pair for each bookseller.
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You're missing the point there. None of the current DRM is 'broken' in the cryptographic sense. DRM stripping is really only about people who ALREADY HAVE THE PROPER ACCESS to read the material using it ways the DRM doesn't specifically allow, and doing it conveniently.
Imagine the toughest unbreakable DRM you can. Now buy the book, read it, and point a video cam at the screen while you do it. Poof, DRM free copy.
Some one will then invent an Android app to video, OCR and create an epub automatically.
Someone here postulated 'unbreakable' DRM would require everyone to read in a secured location under guard, and they probably need to have their memory wiped afterwards....*
The fact of this is the root of the argument that DRM does not deter committed crooks, it just inconveniences legitimate users.
ApK
* In the Navy, this was called a
SCIF. Except for the memory wiping part. I don't remember any memory wiping...