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Old 03-13-2009, 03:06 PM   #23
Alisa
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Originally Posted by sigma8 View Post
Does anyone not think that this might be overreactive? I'm not too surprised that Amazon would be against code that reveals ID #'s that are an important component of its DRM toolset.

It's probably due diligence in legally enforcing their DRM more than a hard line against getting books from other places. They allow non-protected mobi's, certainly. They're not going to complain if you post on how to de-drm mobi's, that's mobipocket's responsibility.
I think it's mostly about keeping people from stripping DRM from Amazon books which is probably more scary now that there are tons of iPhone and iPod Touch users. This doesn't prevent you from buying books elsewhere and stripping the DRM off. You just need to use the Mobipocket software PID if you don't have your Kindle PID. People have been stripping DRM off of books from other stores and the library and reading them on their Kindles for months. The question remains as to whether Amazon will ever start snooping on our Kindles. So far they haven't. They reserve the right to, however.
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