Thread: ePub gets (yet) another DRM system
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Old 10-31-2018, 12:14 PM   #79
murraypaul
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Originally Posted by EndStop View Post
I am talking about firmware in the kindle that will detect copyright material and react. You could load a pirated copy but it will just do a text compare with samples from a large selection of Amazon's better sellers. The processing power and storage involved is feasible.

The sting would be to not simply deny access to a pirated book but to do it in the most irritating way possible. I have heard of ideas for slowly removing features from pirated games on the same principle.
How has a discussion about a new ePub DRM system become turned to how big bad Amazon is going to screw people over?
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