Thread: DRM for Public Domain works at B&N
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Old 08-07-2009, 11:26 AM   #112
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Originally Posted by Harmon View Post
And it is not a good objection to say that public domain works are otherwise available, because in the future, they won't be. The economics of the situation will prevent it - and so will DRM, because when copyright has expired, it will still be illegal for anyone to provide the tools to strip the DRM off of the now noncopyright book.
I don't see anything that makes it illegal to strip DRM off of a non-copyright book. As was previously mentioned, the DMCA doesn't apply to public domain works.
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