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Originally Posted by jswinden
Perhaps a scheme similar to what software companies use wherein we have to not only enter the proper serial number, but we also have to phone home via the internet and get the software company's permission to activate it on our device(s). But I don't see that happening either because consumers nor publishers would likely want to go through that process.
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I don't see what is so unreasonable about this. The same way you must buy it from them, and download it from them, you are already having to ask permission to download it. It could be handled the same way library loans are deactivated, and the only time you are going through the distributor is to authorize new books -- you can still read offline as always.