Kindle active content on Amazon - why cannot buy it?

[knc1]

Originally Posted by ntamas

Yes you are right in regard to the copying but since the azw2 files are copyprotected zip files you won't be able to use them on other Kindle ereaders than the one you bought them for, though you can copy them to any other Kindle ereaders but of course they won't work.

They can be copy protected.
Some are, some are not.*
You should be able to find if a particular document is not copy protected on its description page.

I wrote that as I did because I have only seen notices when DRM is not applied to the document.
I.E: No notice that it isn't copy protected, it probably is.

*) The active content documents on the Kindle development forum are not copy protected.
(Heck, they aren't even closed source. )

[ntamas]

But you mentioned documents. Here it is about programs.

I have only seen notices when DRM is not applied to the document.

OK, show me those notices. I doubt that any of the Kindle active content programs sold on Kindle store is not copyprotected.

[knc1]

Originally Posted by ntamas

But you mentioned documents. Here it is about programs.

OK, show me those notices. I doubt that any of the Kindle active content programs sold on Kindle store is not copyprotected.

No, the topic is "Active Content" in azw2 format.

The azw2 format may hold either programs, static documents, or active/inter-active documents.

You ask an impossible task, one that would require checking the content of the Amazon store.

But I can substantiate my point, that "Active Content" in azw2 format does not require the use of DRM.

Go to the Kindle Developer sub-forum here, and at least look at the pictures of using KUAL and Collections Manager.
Both are most certainly programs in azw2 format and neither of them have DRM protection.

And neither are available on the Kindle Store.
I seriously doubt that any active content azw2 format on the Kindle Store is open source.

The Kindle Store is operated under a different set of policies and business practices.
It is policy and practice that determines if something in the Kindle Store has DRM protection, not a technical requirement.

Also of note is that Amazon has publicly dropped support of azw2 active content on the generation 8 devices.
Although their implementation of their own policy still seems a bit shaky.