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11-23-2010, 12:41 PM | #1 | |
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Consumers @#$%$! by DRM Scheme Once Again: HarperCollins eBook Store Close
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Let's just gnaw on the fact that unless our computers out live us, inevitably we the consumer will once again be defrauded by big business, and the literature and/or audio books that you worked so hard to pay for - and legitimately purchased will be stolen out from under you when you can no longer access the content. Last edited by Abisha; 11-23-2010 at 12:59 PM. |
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11-23-2010, 12:57 PM | #2 |
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That's another reason to strip the DRM. I won't get burned again.
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11-23-2010, 01:06 PM | #3 | |
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They have the legal right to prevent you from accessing the eBook in the future - because that's what the license said they could do. The only fraud is when they told you in big letters that are "buying" an eBook, only to tell you in the fine print (which you and most other people don't bother to read) that you really didn't buy an eBook - you bought a limited license. TallMomof2: you committed a crime stripping the DRM off because you violated the license you agreed to. If you want this to stop, then stop paying money for eBook licenses. Stop paying them to defraud you. When their bottom line hurts because of their fraudulent practices, they will change. |
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I understand your position rlauzon, though I respectfully disagree. Last edited by Abisha; 11-23-2010 at 01:57 PM. |
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11-23-2010, 01:42 PM | #5 | |
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11-23-2010, 03:38 PM | #7 |
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11-23-2010, 04:47 PM | #8 | |
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IHMO, this is fraud. But until it's taken to the courts, there's nothing to be done. But, regardless of whether or not you agree that this is right, the fact remains that you made an agreement with HarperCollins as a condition for downloading the eBook. By removing the DRM, you violated that agreement and it's you, legally speaking, that are in the wrong. |
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11-23-2010, 05:42 PM | #11 |
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Semantics? It's a fairly important distinction, in one case, you could possibly receive a criminal record, possible jail time or a fine. In the other, you may have to pay compensation.
A fairly substantial semantic difference I would say. Copyright violation, and license violation, is not a crime, it's copyright violation, and license violation. (IANAL) |
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11-23-2010, 06:58 PM | #13 |
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11-23-2010, 08:15 PM | #14 |
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This is merely a good chunk of the argument against DRM. Very few of us pay a price anywhere near p-book price and expect to only be renting the title. It is unreasonable to think so. Criminal? Probably not as criminal as us stripping DRM (in America anyway).
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11-23-2010, 08:18 PM | #15 | |
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