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Originally Posted by krischik
Why do you think so? Apple dropped DRM from iTunes - why should they introduce DRM into iBooks?
Martin
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Apple only dropped DRM for music. However, it still uses DRM on audiobooks and movies, because that's what those industries demand. Considering that all mayor publishers currently want DRM, I wouldn't be surprised to see the EPUB iBooks DRM'ed as well. After all, Apple is new to the market and has to play by their rules. I think the book industry is especially problematic, because most of them don't even want eBooks in the first place and still live in an analog world.
Hopefully, the piracy rates for movies and eBooks will reach such a high point that eventually those industries will have to drop DRM as well. Only without DRM these digital markets can really flourish.