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Originally Posted by SensualPoet
I definitely agree that is another reason to consider local back-ups of DRM material. (But that's not a reason to strip the DRM from the local back-ups.) It's also grounds to pursue the vendor (and the publisher) for your money back!
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Based on your last sentence, you might want to read the licensee agreement you agreed to when you purchased your ebooks.
You'll find out that those eBooks are not yours but rather leased. And in those leasing terms they have the right to terminate server support and license support at any time.
So if the company stops carrying your book it is under no obligation to give you download access or re-authenticate your book with a new device or a new license scheme. Thus archiving a book of an outdated DRM is not going to help either.
This happens to me with Fictionwise when Adobe switch to Adobe DRM. I lost access to all my PDF books that where discontinued. There was no way for me to download the PDF with the new DRM because FW did not carry the book any longer. FW also refused to refund my purchase stating that I was able to download the book in the past.
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