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• Baldhead commented on Ebook DRM provider goes dark, the books you paid for disappear
  oh sorry you thought buying a book meant you'd be able read it 5 years later?...
• SteveP commented on Ebook DRM provider goes dark, the books you paid for disappear
  FictionWise is right that "forever is a long time", but stuff bought when they first opened shop (June 2000) didn't even make it to the first decade. That's not really true. "The books you paid for disappear" subtitle on this post is quite misleading. The books keep working even after jan 31, plus we're providing replacements in eReader format, a format that can be moved from one device to another without re-encryption. Fictionwise is working very hard to make sure our books continue to be readable long term. We've already replaced 80% of the affected books and we're working to...
• PaulR commented on Ebook DRM provider goes dark, the books you paid for disappear
  arkizzle @ 26 The default value is that any creation (literature, image, or invention) is that it is the property of The Commons (as in here: http://www.iascp.org/). That's why laws have to be passed in order for copyright to exist - copyright is given to the creator of a work by the laws. DRM is a means to reflect natural difficulty that usual/older methods of distribution made wholesale copying difficult or impractical - a non-state-enforced means of 'enforcing' copyright. Paper books, paintings, VHS tapes, what have you, are expensive to copy and almost always are "infidèle" - not exact copies....
• Mojocastle Press commented on Ebook DRM provider goes dark, the books you paid for disappear
  Sharing an ebook with a couple of friends isn't that big a deal. You'd do that with a paperback, and it's pretty standard. It may actually help the publisher, since they may return to the site if they enjoy the author. What gets folks up in arms is when people upload the files to filesharing sites and thousands of people download it. That's a huge loss for both the publisher and author. While some people feel authors and pubs are loaded and can afford it, the price we small press pay to be truly independent without kissing the behind of...
• cory commented on Ebook DRM provider goes dark, the books you paid for disappear
  *sigh*. As much as I love Escapepod and the other Escape Artists podcasts, I wince every time they read one of those damn Audible promotions. (Audible DRM's their stuff. Podiobooks is pay-what-you-want, and carries ungodly amounts of indy content - go there, and get some.) It's only a matter of time before all the audible subscribing suckers eat the same fate. What is it, like, 90% of startups go under in the first year? So those of you saying "Good, hope this keeps happening" - don't worry, it will keep happening, a lot. At some point, the publishers will notice...