Amen to that. I've been on a personal crusade for a couple of years now to get Rocket and Peanut and all the others to recognize that restricting content to hardware or other give/loan restriction schemes are a violation of fair use. But the DMCA doesn't recognize fair use or consumer rights as an issue, so neither do the e-book vendors.
Most people take it for granted that they'll be able to swap the content like they can paper versions, but when they discover they can't, they'll drop the concept like hot stones. Or maybe not. The general population seems to be embracing the sheepish herd mentality at a breakneck pace. Maybe they just won't care.
Scares me to death.
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Amen to that. I've been on a personal crusade for a couple of years now to get Rocket and Peanut and all the others to recognize that restricting content to hardware or other give/loan restriction schemes are a violation of fair use. But the DMCA doesn't recognize fair use or consumer rights as an issue, so neither do the e-book vendors. Most people take it for granted that they'll be able to swap the content like they can paper versions, but when they discover they can't, they'll drop the concept like hot stones. Or maybe not. The general population seems to be embracing the sheepish herd mentality at a breakneck pace. Maybe they just won't care. Scares me to death.