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:No Need to Burn Books You Can't Read - DRM and Public Libraries
No Need to Burn Books You Can't Read - DRM and Public Libraries
Oct 15, 2008, 20 :46 UTC (1 Talkback[s]) (6372 reads)

(Other stories by Rupert Goodwin)

"Until recently, these documents could be read in Adobe Reader 6 or 7. No longer. Adobe is withdrawing support from these, and so the BL is insisting that its customers move to Adobe Digital Editions. My researcher received a worrying email promising "Enhancements to our Encryption Software". You'll note how the BL see the delivery mechanism - it's an encryption channel first, an actual service to the user... well, let's see."

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