Thread: "Most e-books in The Netherlands are not paid for."
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Old 02-07-2014, 05:34 PM   #64
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Originally Posted by sirmaru View Post
When we "buy" an eBook, we are only receiving a LICENSE to read the eBook. We do NOT own that eBook file in the same way we own a print book on purchase.

Thus, the Steam model may work for eBooks in the same way as it works for games. So far as I know, neither Alf nor anyone else has been able to break the Steam protection model.

The Amazon practice of inserting 9 digit license numbers in the metadata of MP3 song files, may be the first step in a Steam like method of protection. It could well be applied to eBooks in the future.

Its obvious to me that the ease of getting rid of protection using the Alf plug-in for Calibre makes the present DRM technology totally obsolete.

The other solution is to get rid of all DRM protection entirely and TRUST all the eBook buyers never to share their files. I'm not sure authors, publishers and retailers are willing to do that.
Steam protection is definitely cracked. All DRM that I'm aware of can be cracked.

Going DRM-free seems frightening, but at least 2 publishers that I know of have made it a policy and haven't seen an increase in piracy. Several games stores also are DRM-free. Companies that treat customers well will keep them, because it turns out most people are decent and will pay for things that can be gotten for free if they feel they are being treated fairly.
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