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Telling people how to remove DRM isn’t illegal
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Telling people how to remove DRM isn’t illegal

Posted on December 14, 2014 by Michael Sauers

We all know that it’s against the law to sell copyrighted material, but is it also illegal to tell people about software that can strip…

Anti-Piracy Group Refuses bait, DRM Breaker Goes to Police
Politics & Law

Anti-Piracy Group Refuses bait, DRM Breaker Goes to Police

Posted on November 30, 2014 by Michael Sauers

Henrik Anderson told TorrentFreak that in order to force his government’s hand on laws which allow him to copy DVDs for his own personal use,…

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Who’s stealing eBooks? (Infographic)

Posted on July 24, 2014January 27, 2017 by Michael Sauers

Source: http://www.whoishostingthis.com/

Another view on the Amazon/Hachette battle
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Another view on the Amazon/Hachette battle

Posted on June 20, 2014 by Michael Sauers

I don’t agree with everything Hugh has to say on this issue but he’s definitely got a few things right and there’s plenty more to…

Politics & Law

Why a DRM’ed coffee-pods may be just the awful stupidity we need

Posted on March 6, 2014March 6, 2014 by Michael Sauers

Cory Doctorow on Keurig’s recent DRM-related news: I think Keurig might just be that stupid, greedy company. The reason they’re adding “DRM” to their coffee…

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Adobe backs off on lack of DRM backwards compatibility

Posted on February 10, 2014February 10, 2014 by Michael Sauers

Adobe has announced that it will continue to support the older DRM encryption formats for PDF and EPUB eBooks.  This flip-flopping on this specific matter…

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Adobe DRM Upgrade News Gets Worse

Posted on February 3, 2014 by Michael Sauers

This means that any app or device which still uses the older Adobe DRM will be cut off. Luckily for many users, that penalty probably…

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Adobe Doubles Down on DRM in Digital Editions 3.0

Posted on January 23, 2014 by Michael Sauers

Adobe has just pushed out new Digital Rights Management encryption system for their entire line of publishing products. This was designed to make changes to…

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Dear Publishers

Posted on September 24, 2013 by Michael Sauers

DRM is dumb. DRM does not work. DRM is the Empire is tightening its fist, which only forces more star systems to slip through its…

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Five reasons to remove the DRM from the books you’ve “bought”

Posted on August 22, 2013 by Michael Sauers

This week, ebook lovers got yet another reminder of why DRM (Digital Rights Management) is terrible for ebooks. While attending a library conference in Singapore,…

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