In the end, I think it doesn't matter.
After the DRM is cracked the first time, it'll be known how it works and what keys are needed to descrypt the books. Even if the loophole is closed, the DRM-scheme can be reverse engineered.
It might take 1-2 years, but I think that a lot of people have a To Be Read pile that will last at least that long. Not buying any books for two years will make a serious dent in it.
(Then again, the old DRM and ADE 2.0 HAVE to be supported for at least some time to come, because it's just impossible to bin all current EPUB readers in half a year. Some people are just buying them right now.)
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