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  1. Re:Amazon Kindle PHOTO on Amazon's Ebook The Future of Reading? · · Score: 1
  2. Amazon Kindle PHOTO on Amazon's Ebook The Future of Reading? · · Score: 3, Informative

    If you still don't believe that the leaked FCC photos depict the final product (some say it's hideous), check out next week's cover of the Newsweek: http://www.mobileread.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=7336&d=1195413957

  3. All restrictions of DigitalTextbooks.com: on Textbooks With EULAs · · Score: 1
    Other pretty restrictions offered by DigitalTextbooks.com, via MR:
    • Textbook is locked to the computer where you downloaded it from;
    • Copying and burning to CD is prohibited;
    • Printing is limited to small passages;
    • Unless otherwise stated, textbook activation expires after 5 months (*gasp*);
    • Activated textbooks are not returnable;
    • Buyback is not possible.
  4. How they try to justify the decision... on German Library Allowed To Crack Copy Protection · · Score: 3, Insightful

    The official press release states that, "Das Urheberrechtsgesetz sieht so genannte Schrankenregelungen vor, nach denen der Zugang zu urheberrechtlich geschützten Werken zu bestimmten Zwecken, wie zum Beispiel für wissenschaftliche und kulturelle Nutzungen, zulässig ist. Die letzte Novelle des Gesetzes, deren einschlägige Regelungen im September 2004 in Kraft getreten sind, sieht hierfür ausdrücklich die Möglichkeit von Vereinbarungen zwischen Verbänden vor, um diese Nutzungen auch von kopiergeschützten Medien zu ermöglichen."

    I think they are referring to this particular revision in the German copyright law, which apparantly states that associations such as the Phonographic Industry have the right to allow particular institutions, such as the National Library, to duplicate copyright-protected media (for the sake of science and culture).

    Alex,
    MobileRead.com

  5. Re:It's all about the cash... on HP iPAQ hx2750 Pocket PC Review · · Score: 1

    I agree, the X50v is a damn fine machine (I own one myself). Only wish it had 128MB Ram instead of just 64MB.