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You have less freedom because you can no longer do with it as you will; you can only do what they let you. And I've never heard of anyone losing access to a rea
by RexRollman 15y ago
You have less freedom because you can no longer do with it as you will; you can only do what they let you. And I've never heard of anyone losing access to a real book just because the publisher went out of business and closed down their DRM authentication servers.
- dpapathanasiou 15y agoThe DRM used on ebooks is pretty weak and easily removed. So in practice, there's no real difference. The trouble is that doing so is a violation of the DMCA, which can result in criminal charges. So the simple act of keeping a DRM-free copy (to prevent Amazon from yanking it off your Kindle), or lending it to a friend, etc. opens up all kinds of potential problems in theory.