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Originally Posted by ravynsong
Hi - I'm kinda new to all of this....can you please dumb down the de-DRM thing so I know what you're speaking of? Also, how do we know if we have 2.5.2 or what? I am not able to find what version I'm on. I bought my Kindle on eBay so I am still learning the in's and out's. I put the wireless on and it didn't say it updated or anything....does that count?
Thanks for your patience with a newbie  |
DRM stands for Digital Rights Management. Originally meant to stop pirating, the main effect of DRM in my life is that if I buy a book from Amazon, I can only read it on a kindle registered to me (or someone on my account). If my kindle breaks and I cannot afford to replace it, or if I decide to get a Sony or a Nook, or if Amazon decides to switch to another format, I can no longer access my books. I do not believe the intent of the law is to force me to stick with Amazon come hell or high water. If I buy a book, I think I should be able to read it on any device, if I can convert the file to work on that device. I currently like the kindle store the best, and I love my kindle, but I don't want to have to rebuy my books if I decide to switch to another reader. I already did that with 8 tracks and cassets and CDs and MP3s, and I am doing it now with pbooks and ebooks. I just don't intend to buy 2 different formats in ebooks.
But breaking DRM is probably not legal, although if you just do it on books which you bought, the incentive to sue you is just about nil (and so are the damages for infringement).