[ExI] NYT: Amazon Says E-Books Now Top Hardcover Sales

[Colin D]

That's only so long as users have the rights to use their computers as they
wish. Unfortunately, this seemingly obvious right is under attack.

On Thu, Jul 22, 2010 at 5:38 PM, Mike Dougherty <msd001 at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Thu, Jul 22, 2010 at 11:49 AM, Giulio Prisco <giulio at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Come on Colin. Young hackers will fix that in no time.
> >
> > 2010/7/22 Colin D <colin.dodson at gmail.com>:
> >> I am saddened by this. Unfortunately, most ebook platforms are heavily
> >> DRM-encumbered and tightly controlled by their vendors. No amount of
> >> convenience can justify such behavior-if I purchase a piece of hardware,
> I
> >> should get to decide what it does, and proprietary software solutions
> take
> >> that away from me. Even worse, DRM mandates conformity to a single or a
> few
> >> platforms, all of which will be proprietary, and thus beyond the user's
> >> control.
>
>
> Perhaps using a printer and some form of binding the output into a
> portable form with either a soft paper or hard backing to protect the
> words within...
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