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Originally Posted by HarryT
I agree, but that's not what I was commenting on. My comment referred to the claim that DRM itself was a "scam" and that we are "being taken for a ride". I really can't agree with this viewpoint.
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DRM is marketed for sold books, and is a scam. That it can ALSO be used for libraries does not negate the fundamental scamminess.
This is beside the point that, as stated, not all publishers seem to agree with the need, as evidenced by the Open EPUB offerings, not to mention the trend towards non-DRMed MP3 audiobooks.
You may think it is essentially giving away the book; you may even be right. That doesn't really matter and neither do you -- your personal evaluation does not negate theirs, and you are arguing that DRM is fundamental to library eLoans, which is far more than just saying it is justifiable, and easily proven wrong.