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Re:Let Readers Read by wizzwizz4 on Monday June 17, 2024 @01:40PM (#40708559)
> They had many options for evading DRM

As does Adobe, Amazon… There's no need for me to go through the list alphabetically. There's fundamentally no such thing as a technological protection measure, not in a world where the compact digital camera exists.

Re:Let Readers Read by pie_flavor on Monday June 17, 2024 @02:56PM (#40709585)
The ease with which a padlock is broken by bolt cutters is not a legal defense against doing so.
Re:Let Readers Read by skulk on Monday June 17, 2024 @04:11PM (#40710503)
Equating physical property (subject to scarcity) and digital property is what ends up destroying the foundation of freedom in computing. Can we not perpetuate this way of thinking and instead find better ways to support creators?
Re:Let Readers Read by crtasm on Monday June 17, 2024 @03:10PM (#40709766)
What do you even mean here? IA didn't break DRM, and they use industry standard DRM.