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Originally Posted by MikeB1972
Well, the analogue loophole is a lot easier with music anyway (Headphone out socket to AUX in socket).
I've noticed that the anti-DRM crowd always compare with music, why don't the pro-DRM bunch compare with movies?
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Because eBooks are that much different then movies. We have different eBook formats. We have different formatting wants.
It's not like a DVD where I can play if in my DVD player, my Blu-Ray player, or my parents Blu-Ray player.
If I have a Kindle, I cannot buy a DRMed ePub and read it. If I have a Kobo Reader, I cannot buy an eBook from Amazon and read it with a Kobo. It doesn't work that way. Also, the formatting on a lot of eBooks is very poor and needs fixing. I cannot do that with DRM.
So no, you cannot compare the DRM of DVD/Blu-Ray to that of eBooks. Also, with eBooks, the Device has to be registered to the same account as the eBook in order to read it with the DRM. A movie can be played in any compatible player with no need to register it. A Region 1 DVD can be played in ANY region 1 DVD/Blu-Ray player in existence.
So that movie comparison is a big fat fail.