“Why I break DRM on e-books”: A publishing exec speaks out

[Barty]

Originally Posted by CyGuy

This is the only valid reason to have DRM on anything available to the public.

Yes, the one drm that should not be broken.

[Hoods7070]

Originally Posted by ProfCrash

I am with the crowd that says if I pay $.99 for a book, I will consider it a license and honor the DRM. If you are asking me to pay the same amount as the equivalent paper back, I am buying the book and not a license. In that case, I will strip the DRM so I can do whatever the heck I want with the book and screw em.

Amen to that.

[DuckieTigger]

Originally Posted by Barty

Yes, the one drm that should not be broken.

It would be fairly simple to create DRM for libraries. They don't even need a device specific DRM, but only a time expiry. Public key encryption springs to mind - each library could even have their own private key and only let residents have access to the public key. If someone writes a un-drm tool for that system, they should be shot - as the only reason would be for piracy. At least un-drm tools right now have a valid reason to exist for non-piracy.

Of course that is not going to happen as Adobe would not make any money from drm.