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Originally Posted by ApK
If it's "very necessary for such things as library lending" why do libraries also offer DRM-free lending, in the form of mp3 audiobooks and more?
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Those are on CD, right? Lending a physical product is very different to lending a digital one. DRM is useful for digital lending simply to ensure that the library only lends the item the number of times simultaneously that they've bought a licence for, and that the usage rights expire when they licence says they should. The DRM is a benefit from both the library AND the publisher's viewpoints.