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E-Book Copy Protection, For What It's Worth

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the xerography dept.

AudioBooksForFree.Com writes "WHSmith have challenged AudioBooksForFree.Com to breaks Microsoft Reader e-book protection. It just took 30 minutes." No, they didn't break the encryption; instead, this is just an application of the idea that it's very hard to make something which can be displayed but not copied.

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  1. Re:but by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant

    It only lasts for 30 minutes before it's broken.

    This is what happens when you give it to a bunch of internet hackers to play with...