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Originally Posted by Alfy
You are quite right when you state that we all live with a certain level of security in our daily lives. But we also accept only a certain level of hassle. I have no problems with shopping malls security walking around and keeping an eye on everything. I WOULD definitly mind being thoroughly searched everytime I leave one, and the shopping mall that would try that kind of policy would see its revenues plummet.
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People have talked about using RFIDs to do that, albeit electronically and without you being aware (and/or using that to charge you for goods when you leave the store).
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Originally Posted by djgreedo
I want to own what I buy so I can use it again and again on my terms.
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I know this
sounds like a daft question, but does it mean to you to "own" the content. Put another way, what can you do with it?
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Originally Posted by Shaggy
Wrong. DRM has to prevent everybody from removing it, in order to be effective. Once even 1 person removes it, then anybody can share the removed version. Combine that with the fact that there is no way to create a DRM which can't be removed.
DRM as a method to prevent copying is useless.
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True, no DRM system can't be removed. But a DRM system could be designed such that it requires so much effort to remove as to not be worth it. And if all it got you access to was one e-book, rather than all e-books protected by that system, then the system is pretty effective.
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Originally Posted by Elfwreck
There's a major difference between a lock on my house, and DRM on my ebook: I can remove the lock on my house, if I decide my home is safe enough. It exists to protect my property from other people's actions. The DRM on my ebooks, however, exists to protect my property from its owner's actions.
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How about the lock on a shop? Or on a vending machine?