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Originally Posted by HarryT
The DRM is the mechanism whereby that usage limit is tracked and enforced.
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DRM is
a mechanism, not
the only mechanism.
My wife does most of it, actually, but the way I believe it works is that you install Overdrive's application on your PC which interfaces with the library's site to download content, etc. From Overdrive you can then sync the files with your iPod, etc. Overdrive has expiration dates inside it for the content (in this case an MP3 audio-book), even if the content itself does not contain any DRM. Once the time is up, Overdrive deletes the file from your PC and won't let you sync it anymore to your device. Then the library flags it as being available for another customer again.
The content itself doesn't have any of the nonsense of DRM (device compatibility, fair use restrictions, etc). It'll work with any device that supports MP3s (which is most of them).