[ale] GAH

[Christopher R. Curzio]

> The restrictions on the original copy of the constitution are for it's 
> protection as an historical document.  You've mixing apples and oranges 
> there.

Not really. Yes, the protections in place are to prevent tampering,
damage, and theft. One thing you have to realize is that NuVision isn't
placing DRM restrictions on the text itself; they're protecting their
specific reproduction of that text. NuVision added e-book specific
features to the text along with their own styled formatting, and that is
what you pay for. They used the DRM-enabled formats because they decided
it would be adequate to protect their end of the work while offering their
customers the text in the format the company believes their customers
want. 

> I personally don't understand why anyone would purchase an e-book 
> version of a document that is readily available for free to them.

Then simply put, you're not the target consumer for this product. Law
students that use e-book devices would probably be more applicable as
target consumers for such a product.

-- 
Christopher R. Curzio     |  Quantum materiae materietur marmota monax
http://www.accipiter.org  |  si marmota monax materiam possit materiari?
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Thus Spake Geoffrey <esoteric at 3times25.net>:
Sun, 11 Jul 2004 16:04:52 -0400


> Christopher R. Curzio wrote:
> > You also can't take or give away the original copy of the
> > constitution. Nor can you ask that it be photocopied and have the copy
> > given to you. As a matter of fact, you're not even allowed to TOUCH
> > it. I don't think you can even take photographs of it. You're only
> > allowed to look at it through its case. That's some pretty strict RM,
> > no? But you're free to purchase a copy in the gift shop. So why aren't
> > you complaining about that too?
> 
> The restrictions on the original copy of the constitution are for it's 
> protection as an historical document.  You've mixing apples and oranges 
> there.
> 
> > 
> > Now that's not to say that e-book DRM is nearly as important as
> > protecting the original copy of the constitution. The point is,
> > restrictions are everywhere. It's just that some people choose to
> > complain about only some of them for silly reasons.
> 
> I personally don't understand why anyone would purchase an e-book 
> version of a document that is readily available for free to them.
> 
> -- 
> Until later, Geoffrey                     Registered Linux User #108567
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