Thread: What is the real purpose of DRM?
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Old 04-10-2010, 04:49 AM   #25
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Originally Posted by Kali Yuga View Post
Ok peoples. When it comes to ebooks, DRM rarely locks you to a specific reading device.
Delighted to hear that. So why then am I totally unable to read the 100+ ebooks I bought for my first ereader? They are in .rb format (which doesn't work on my Sony) and they have DRM - There are programs available for converting from .rb to something else, but not if there is DRM - and I have yet to see a DRM remover for those ebooks.

My first ereader was a Rocket. After they went out of business and the reader died, I purchased the nearly identical eBookwise version. It could read .rb format - but not those books, because they had DRM that it didn't accept.

Nope, Kali, can't say as I agree with your statement. It is only true insofar as the format is readable on the desired reading device, and the desired reading device has the capability of identifying you as a valid reader for that DRM.
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