It is good to see that Amazon has the right idea about this.
As one of the largest ebook sellers out there, I am surprised they have no say in the mater.../div>
Take a look at:
www.teleread.org/2009/08/13/adobe-drmed-epub-isnt-an-open-standard-will-nyt-distinguish-between-nonp roprietary-and-common
especially
"The bottom line is that, yes, for all purposes at the consumer level, Adobe-DRMed ePub is a proprietary format. If Adobe wants to raise the price of its DRM or pull other tricks, will anything get in the way? Maybe. But if so, where’s the public assurance that Adobe won’t pull fast ones in the future, especially against Amazon/Stanza? Anything promised legally? Or just informal statements to the press?"/div>
At least some suport...
As one of the largest ebook sellers out there, I am surprised they have no say in the mater.../div>
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Re:
People need to learn that suing can't get content to "disappear" , it does the exact opposite.
Known now as "Streisand effect" XD
$100,000 vs. ruined reputation and no employment prospects...
+ most of the money is probably in the lawyers pockets.
The character did not have her name, so if she just kept quiet no one would have known./div>
Re: Re: Time for authors to get creative...
Re:
www.teleread.org/2009/08/13/adobe-drmed-epub-isnt-an-open-standard-will-nyt-distinguish-between-nonp roprietary-and-common
especially
"The bottom line is that, yes, for all purposes at the consumer level, Adobe-DRMed ePub is a proprietary format. If Adobe wants to raise the price of its DRM or pull other tricks, will anything get in the way? Maybe. But if so, where’s the public assurance that Adobe won’t pull fast ones in the future, especially against Amazon/Stanza? Anything promised legally? Or just informal statements to the press?"/div>
Re: Re: Ridiculous, of course.
I very much like this site, and it does a good job of presenting and discussing info.
(Sorry if this is the wrong place to put this :P)
Regards,
Ilia/div>
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