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pdam · 10-04-2006, 04:51 AM

Here is another thought ... How will eBooks make it into mainstream Libraries without some form of DRM? Libraries respect publishers rights in the physical world - how can they do this in the electronic world without DRM?

I'm assuming that most people in this forum would like to be able to use their Iliad/eReader/whatever device at a public library (virtual or real) - right?

10-04-2006, 04:51 AM	#16
pdam Groupie Posts: 199 Karma: 100 Join Date: Aug 2006 Device: iLiad, iPaq, Psion5&7, Blackberry	Here is another thought ... How will eBooks make it into mainstream Libraries without some form of DRM? Libraries respect publishers rights in the physical world - how can they do this in the electronic world without DRM? I'm assuming that most people in this forum would like to be able to use their Iliad/eReader/whatever device at a public library (virtual or real) - right?