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Originally Posted by pdurrant
If a the new DRM scheme was only used on Library books, I doubt that anyone would bother reverse engineering it
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I still see reverse engineering as that would mean that a lot of people would no longer be able to take advantage of library ePub. My 650 has no WiFi and I don't see Sony supporting the new DRM on it. There are some devices where the company who made it are no longer in business. Also, some of the eBook shops here the ePub was purchased are no longer in business. Even when we had the move to Kobo for Borders and Sony, not everyone got 100% of their ePub moved over.
If Adobe is trying to fore a new DRM on us, all it will do is drive us to Amazon. I don;t think the BPH that are fighting Amazon will want us to flock there. SO I think the BPH will be in the side of the consumer in terms of this new DRM. I cannot see Hatchette being on the side of this new DRM given their battle with Amazon. It just makes no sense to make it so we can no longer read our eBooks on the devices we own that still work that won't be upgraded to use the new DRM.