Some E-Books Are More Equal Than Others

This morning, hundreds of Amazon Kindle owners awoke to discover that books by a certain famous author had mysteriously disappeared from their e-book readers. These were books that they had bought and paid for—thought they owned.

But no, apparently the publisher changed its mind about offering an electronic edition, and apparently Amazon, whose business lives and dies by publisher happiness, caved. It electronically deleted all books by this ... Full Story »

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Andrew B
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by Andrew B - Jul. 18, 2009

A good article showing the negative impact that DRM (Digital Rights Management) technology often has on consumers. The article details how a disagreement between the publisher and Amazon lead to people losing their ebooks. It also briefly treats the patchwork of international copyright law as the reason for rescinding the books.

I liked this article because it is a clear example of how DRM never benefits consumers. It is also a good example of books that SHOULD be in the public domain but are not due to the ridiculous extensions that have been added to copyright law.

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