Thread: Would you be e-reading if DRM was unbreakable?
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Old 12-19-2013, 07:38 PM   #157
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Originally Posted by Katsunami View Post
It's a simple question. Most people here at MobileRead don't think twice about removing DRM from ebooks, about converting the books to a different format for a different reader, or about fixing a book (even if it's only putting a new cover into it).

Now, suppose that a way was found to create an unbreakable DRM. If this could be done, it would mean that books:

- cannot be converted from Kindle AZW3/Mobi to EPUB or vice versa.
- cannot be fixed. If something is broken, it'll stay that way.
- cannot be changed to fit your tastes (embedded fonts, etc...)
- Have to be used with something like ADE, or Kindle for PC.
- Are much less future proof.

If unbreakable DRM could be used and the publishers did so, what would you do?

(edit: If possible, a mod could add "I don't care about DRM" to the poll, but I don't think it'd get many votes here...)
I was going to vote in the poll and then I saw that an obvious answer of "Yes" was not one of the options. Never mind.
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