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b_k · 08-25-2006, 09:23 AM

The problem is, most people are not interested in DRM. You can resell a p-book, but a restricted e-book can't be resold.

And that is one of the points why I don't like DRM. I bought a book and if I don't keep it a life long, I'm going to sell it at some time. With a restricted e-book you are screwed.

A DRM system I would accept needs to implement some sort of resell ability.
If we take SD-Cards they have implemented some DRM mechanism. So you could lock the e-book to run only from a certain card, now I would like to see a solution to allow the transfer from one card A to card B, including the revoke of the right to read the book from card A. That would be a option I would accept.

something to think about: does anyone know a Digital Restrictions Management system which has not been circumvented in the past?

08-25-2006, 09:23 AM	#19
b_k Übernerd Posts: 238 Karma: 74 Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Germany Device: iRex iLiad	The problem is, most people are not interested in DRM. You can resell a p-book, but a restricted e-book can't be resold. And that is one of the points why I don't like DRM. I bought a book and if I don't keep it a life long, I'm going to sell it at some time. With a restricted e-book you are screwed. A DRM system I would accept needs to implement some sort of resell ability. If we take SD-Cards they have implemented some DRM mechanism. So you could lock the e-book to run only from a certain card, now I would like to see a solution to allow the transfer from one card A to card B, including the revoke of the right to read the book from card A. That would be a option I would accept. something to think about: does anyone know a Digital Restrictions Management system which has not been circumvented in the past?