Thread: ePub gets (yet) another DRM system
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Old 11-04-2018, 05:27 PM   #104
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Originally Posted by EndStop View Post

Nothing really amazing bout this. It's the same tricks used to protect software. The only difference is software can be protected on any device as long as it insists on calling home to function. An ebook can only be protected on a device with protection built in.

Why would I buy such a device? I would sooner buy a Chinese device with no DRM at all.

Also, should note that the same tricks used to protect software fail the same ways. Once I have the device, I *have* the device. If I can't root it, why bother buying it?
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