Thread: On the table: DRM trumps fair dealing (Canada)
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Old 06-16-2010, 06:57 PM   #121
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When I was a broke student, I read all my books at the library. When I got a real job I started buying books. I paid because I thought it was fair, not because some rudimentary, easily circumveted, control forced me too.

This new bill, in my opinion, makes buying DRM-encumbered eBooks unfair (because I can't use them how I want), and the current pricing is also unfair, so I won't buy them. I'm back to getting my (newer) books at the library, and I'm mostly reading free classics now. I've reduced my spend on books by about $400/year because I don't agree with DRM. I guess that's really helping the artists make money.

CDs aren't DRM-encumbered, yet lots of musicians are still making lots of money... I will buy a CD because, even if this bill is passed as is, I can still make personal copies without being a criminal - that's something I won't be able to do with eBooks or movies.
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