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Message: <blockquote data-quote="jgbrowning" data-source="post: 1782137" data-attributes="member: 5724">DRM and its problems: I want a list.It's statements like this that will lead to a lot of headache. DRM is not that simple and it has many drawbacks. Not telling the customers up-front about exactly what they can't do in compared to real PDF functionality while telling them they "can use any DRM eBook you purchase just as if it were a regular PDF" is misinformed at best and deceptive at worst.Just come clean guys and argue the real position. Tell everyone exactly what DRM takes away and let the buyer make an informed decision. Tell the people who are paying you for your work that you don't trust them so you're going to limit what they can do because you think they might be pirates. Tell the people who are paying you for the work that they actually MUST become pirates to use your work "just as if it were a regular PDF". Those of us who dislike DRM are not looneys. We don't dislike it just to dislike it. It it worked "just as if it were a regular PDF" there would be a lot less complaint about it.OK, lets make a list of the problems with DRMHere's off the top of my head and correct me if I'm wrong please.1. No usibility on anything but reader 6.0 which doesn't support Linux and XXXXX operating systems. (please fill in the XXXXX if there's anymore).2. No legal printing at Kinkos.3. You can only register up to 6 computers.4. Very limited cut at past (I think 10 times in 10 days? Please correct me if wrong).5. Your computer must connect to the internet to register. You cannot use DRM files on computers you don't connect to the internet on.6. DRM doesn't work on a windows ce pda.I'm sure there's more I'm forgetting so help me out. What I'd like to do is present the list of concerns and see if Mr. Ryan will address each one.joe b.</blockquote>

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