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Originally Posted by pilotbob
That is so true. You could have a site that distributes ebooks that are in the public domain using DRM... and removing the DRM would violate the DMCA. It's just a stupid law.
Also, there is the exception for disabled people. But, what if the disabled person doesn't have the computer skills to remove the DRM? Can another person remove the DRM since they would not fall under the exception?
The thing that I would like to see one of these interviewers ask Bezos is, why is it bad for Apple to lock iTunes content to an iPod which prompted you to open the DRM free MP3 store, but it is ok for you to lock Kindle users into only using the Kindle store?
BOb
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The DMCA exception says...
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The disabled access to ebooks exception: Literary works distributed in ebook format when all existing ebook editions of the work (including digital text editions made available by authorized entities) contain access controls that prevent the enabling either of the book's read-aloud function or of screen readers that render the text into a specialized format.
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Now, What Amazon has done is enabled TTS on the K2. So these eBooks that were once legal to strip the DRM may not be legal any longer. Way to go Jeff.
On one hand Jeff says, DRM is options and on the other, he insists on DRM. Nobody yet knows his true stand on eBook DRM.