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Re:Microsoft's eBook Apocalypse Shows the Dark Side of DRM by darkpuma on Sunday June 30, 2019 @05:35PM (#20320674)
Hypothetically if they had the technology to create a paperback book that self-destructs when anybody but you opens it, would that business model be illegal? As far as I know, SCOTUS said companies can't use the legal system to prevent resale of their books. But did they say that technical solutions are also banned?
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Re:Microsoft's eBook Apocalypse Shows the Dark Side of DRM by zaroth on Monday July 01, 2019 @04:29PM (#20329419)
If you buy a product which is designed for a single use, knowing that it’s a single use product, and obviously this is something that would have to fail gracefully and safely, I really don’t see a problem with that.

Obviously companies (and therefore customers) should be paying for the ecological impact of their waste product.

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