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Old 02-23-2010, 07:41 PM   #111
Elfwreck
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True but again we are not talking about any of that. The initial objection as that DRM PREVENTS one from backing up the file. It simply isn't true.
It prevents *useful* backups. You can store your car in a 4" cube, but you can't drive it again later. A "backup" that doesn't work when you need it is useless.

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And regardless of the computer if the file were transferred to the reader it was intended to be read on, it would work just fine.
The "device" may be the computer itself. More people read ebooks on computers than on mobile devices.
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