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Old 02-07-2010, 07:52 AM   #21
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Originally Posted by HarryT View Post
Well, equally, you could say that it's relatively easy to remove DRM from an eBook. But the point is that the typical reader probably doesn't do either - rebind old paperbacks when the pages fall out, or strip DRM from an old eBook if they buy a new device. I don't regard either a paperback or a cheap eBook as a "lifetime investment", but as a few hours of entertainment that, in all probability (with a few exceptions) that I'll never read again.
It is not easy it you want to be sure not to break any law when doing it or when obtaining the tools. I also do not belive that it will be easy to break a 50 year old DRM. The tools will have disappeared.

You are forgetting the case when buying a books and reading it 10 years later or so. This you have to do since books do not stay in print.
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