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Old 02-26-2010, 07:07 AM   #200
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Originally Posted by PKFFW View Post
It seems that even a "one time pad" DRM scheme could be broken and hence could not prevent one from backing up their ebooks.
Whether a particular scheme gets broken depends on whether someone with the skill to do so can be bothered, the likelihood of which is a function of how popular the format is.

DRM still makes it more difficult to produce a reliable back-up - and especially difficult to do so legally, it would seem.
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