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Originally Posted by DaleDe
I agree that Amazon is using it in a way you described but I wouldn't jump to the conclusion that this is the purpose of DRM. I think Amazon is misusing it for their own purposes. DRM has been around for years before Amazon came on the scene with there current practice.
Dale
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Sorry I don't think I was as clear as I could have been; I was building on a previous post where I defined DRM as essentially a means of control rather than piracy prevention and I have seen nothing to contradict that impression.
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The purpose of DRM is to keep control of digital media in the hands of the rights-holder so as to maximize their revenue stream.
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Amazon's current stance with the Kindle is simply the clearest example of DRM that's readily available to use to illustrate DRM as control mechanism rather than "piracy prevention."