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Originally Posted by bill_mchale
One would like to think that the purpose of DRM is to prevent illegal distribution, but if that were the case, then I should think that the industry would have settled on a standard years ago. The mere fact that Amazon bought Mobipocket and then used it as the basis of Kindle's DRM without allowing the Kindle and Mobipocket devices to inter-operate suggests a different motive.
DRM is about control; content providers want to be able to control your access to the media. By ensuring that Kindle and Mobi DRM don't inter-operate (besides them being essentially identical), Amazon can force you to buy Kindles if you want to read their Kindle Books. Likewise, if you own a Kindle, it makes it harder to read books bought from another source.
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Exactly. DRM has nothing to do with preventing lost revenue. DRM is used to artificially restrict consumer's rights in order to generate
more revenue.