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Definitely a cool post and I certainly think people should be able to de-DRM things they own for their own use, but I do have some sympathy for the defense of L
by habosa 2y ago
Definitely a cool post and I certainly think people should be able to de-DRM things they own for their own use, but I do have some sympathy for the defense of LCP.
Digital books are a good thing. I can hear about a book I'd like to read and start reading it minutes later. It also drastically lowers the barriers to publication for new or controversial authors. I want authors and publishers to be able to make money, so I think it's fair that they take some precautions to ensure that the book is not redistributed for free.
I would love if someone could come up with a truly friendly DRM for ebooks that would be supported by all major reading hardware/software and accepted by the publishers. Then we'd have a functioning ecosystem not dominated by one or two mega players. Curious what people here think might work?
- vidarh 2y agoThe vast majority of authors hardly make any money, and DRM will not change that. And given books are so easy to duplicate from the form that needs to be available to users to read, there is no world where DRM will ever stop duplication of books.
- MyOutfitIsVague 2y agoNo DRM would really work. There's always the analog hole, and OCR is more effective than ever. I want to read the books I buy on the device I paid for, regardless of what device it is or software it's running, and without having to ask an arbitrary middleman for permission. Nothing less is acceptable for me.