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webroot · 10-22-2014, 04:00 AM

Web is full of people bashing DRM, still DRM is not out probably because a viable alternative DRM not yet exist, I would like to discuss some of sounding points on why DRM will always be here in some or other forms.

1. Other than low cost product such as 9.99$ ebook (Mostly fiction or children s book) or 1.99 $ mp3 who is opting out of DRM, I mean there will be costly textbooks and research books, another question to ask is how much these low cost niche involve in overall ebook sales transaction.

2. DRM can be easily broken is another widespread misconception I have seen, well every encryption can be broken by a skilled hacker but he would probably target popular DRM schemes such as Adobe's etc and then there would be number of other DRM solutions from less known vendor how can a ordinary reader bypass them when no crack is released for them?

3. In most cases ebook tend to be cheaper than paperback/hardcover edition so rating about all kind of DRM inconvenience is simply not in line of logic, as know there was always inconvenience in paperback books that you have to carry the burden.

There are few more...

Any thoughts?

10-22-2014, 04:00 AM	#1
webroot Zealot Posts: 108 Karma: 3026116 Join Date: Oct 2014 Device: android	Argument in favor of DRM Web is full of people bashing DRM, still DRM is not out probably because a viable alternative DRM not yet exist, I would like to discuss some of sounding points on why DRM will always be here in some or other forms. 1. Other than low cost product such as 9.99$ ebook (Mostly fiction or children s book) or 1.99 $ mp3 who is opting out of DRM, I mean there will be costly textbooks and research books, another question to ask is how much these low cost niche involve in overall ebook sales transaction. 2. DRM can be easily broken is another widespread misconception I have seen, well every encryption can be broken by a skilled hacker but he would probably target popular DRM schemes such as Adobe's etc and then there would be number of other DRM solutions from less known vendor how can a ordinary reader bypass them when no crack is released for them? 3. In most cases ebook tend to be cheaper than paperback/hardcover edition so rating about all kind of DRM inconvenience is simply not in line of logic, as know there was always inconvenience in paperback books that you have to carry the burden. There are few more... Any thoughts?