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Originally Posted by pdurrant
I hate it. I selected "Yes, if I think I can remove the DRM after purchase" in your poll, although my actual position is "Yes, if I'm sure I can remove the DRM after purchase"
DRM doesn't stop piracy, but it does (if not removed) often lock customers into certain devices or certain software. It doesn't give any guarantee of being able to still read the content long-term. Indeed, on past experience, it seems quite likely to cause the loss of the ability to read the content on new devices within five to ten years.
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the only thing i have to add to what pdurrant said so well is that in my personal experience, drm has caused me to lose access to all of my MSReader (lit) books within LESS THAN ONE YEAR of their purchase (both to the files still on my hard drive, and also to any future downloads of these BOUGHT AND PAID FOR files from my bookshelf). luckily i had removed the drm immediately after purchase, before i lost access to them ; i guess i better make sure to never ever lose those files. also, obviously, even if i *could* (i can't) i would never buy drm-ed lit format books again. i have a very strong preference for drm-free files and i try to limit my purchases of books with drm, although if i want a book badly enough i sometimes can't resist.