OK we are now discussing content server, things can get complex.
First let me tell you this, If a user buys a book or has brought a book in the past, he/she must be able read the book no matter what, it does not matter new drm or old drm or no drm. Its just stupid to prevent a legit user from reading a book .
Reseller ? Lets call them publishers or bookstores.
New DRM works with Content Server 4.2 also. Existing content server. It depends on which RMSDK version is used to open the book for the first time. ADE 3.0 uses RMSDK 10, ADE 2.0 Uses RMSDK 9.3.3, all old readers use RMSDK 9.3.x
Content Server 5 has the option the ENFORCE new DRM. I don't think anybody will start enforcing right away.
If a publisher migrates its entire userbase to RMSDK 10 then they may enforce new DRM on all newly sold books. Old books purchased still will old drm and open in rmsdk 10 or 9.
I don't know if Adobe will turn off content server 4, its mostly not happening any time soon.. it depends on all customers, if they have been migrated to latest version of clients. And if the publishers desire it.
You will always be able to read your old 1000s of books in ADE 3.0.
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Originally Posted by pdurrant
Ah, that's interesting.
OK, let me check a few things with you.
In order for ADE 3.0 to use the new DRM, does the reseller have to have updated to Content Server 5?
If I buy an ePub from a reseller who has upgraded, and download the book through ADE 3.0 so it has the new encryption, is there any way I can read that book on a device that only knows about the old ADE 2.0 encryption?
Do you have any idea whether Adobe is going to 'turn off' Content Server 4 servers, as it did Content Server 3 servers back in 2009?
Suppose I had bought about 1,000 ePubs that were 'protected' by ADE 2.0 encryption (easy to do - I have). What effect is ADE 3.0 going to have on my ability to still be able to open and read those ePub on new and old devices in the next couple of years?
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