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On the post: Latest Stupid DRM Idea: Ebooks With Corrupted Texts That Vary By Customer

techflaws ( profile ), 21 Jun, 2013 @ 08:57am

Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: "Integrity" not necessarily compromised

It's totally doable and it won't compromise the text in any way if it's done smartly.

And who decides how it's done? The author, the editor, the software?

And how can you cripple an artistic expression "smartly"?

On the post: Latest Stupid DRM Idea: Ebooks With Corrupted Texts That Vary By Customer

techflaws ( profile ), 21 Jun, 2013 @ 07:24am

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That's the idea behind it. They know it will be easily defeated so they count on people buying several copy! Simply genius.

On the post: Latest Stupid DRM Idea: Ebooks With Corrupted Texts That Vary By Customer

techflaws ( profile ), 21 Jun, 2013 @ 07:20am

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You buy something for your kindle and your roomy has to either buy another copy or use your kindle to read it

Or strip the DRM and read the unencumbered version.

On the post: Latest Stupid DRM Idea: Ebooks With Corrupted Texts That Vary By Customer

techflaws ( profile ), 21 Jun, 2013 @ 07:18am

Re: Re: Re: "Integrity" not necessarily compromised

It's not especially hard for the pirates to simply upload the scanned book.

On the post: Latest Stupid DRM Idea: Ebooks With Corrupted Texts That Vary By Customer

techflaws ( profile ), 21 Jun, 2013 @ 07:16am

Re: Re: Re: "Integrity" not necessarily compromised

128 to 256 synonym pairs would be more than sufficient. Each represents an individual bit and can be flipped in combination.

Dude, are you selling this snake-oil? Which author would compromise their work like this? We've been over this (can't find the posting here on TD).

On the post: Latest Stupid DRM Idea: Ebooks With Corrupted Texts That Vary By Customer

techflaws ( profile ), 21 Jun, 2013 @ 07:12am

Re: "Integrity" not necessarily compromised

And, once again, the "appropriate steps" will vary in severity, ranging from simply preventing that person from buying more books (akin to a shopkeeper refusing entry to those who have shoplifted)

This will do wonders for their bottom line: actually preventing customers from buying their product. Simply genius!

On the post: Yet Another Claim Of How NSA Surveillance 'Saved Us' From Terrorists Falls Apart Under Scrutiny

techflaws ( profile ), 21 Jun, 2013 @ 02:09am

Re: Re: Re:

+0 for TD

TD was involved how?

On the post: Obama Administration Has Declared War On Whistleblowers, Describes Leaks As 'Aiding The Enemy'

techflaws ( profile ), 21 Jun, 2013 @ 08:55am

The Obama administration has prosecuted twice as many cases under the Espionage Act as all other administrations combined

Which simply means that under his administration things have gone from bad to worse compelling twice as many people to follow their consciousness.

On the post: FBI Admits That Obeying The Constitution Just Takes Too Much Time

techflaws ( profile ), 20 Jun, 2013 @ 10:19pm

Re: Re: yet they are correct

I think you overestimate your impact on this site.

That was the understatement of the year.

On the post: Hollywood's New Talking Point: Gatekeepers Are Awesome

techflaws ( profile ), 19 Jun, 2013 @ 10:40pm

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Funny how you complete fail to disprove any of Mike's point. He must have struck a raw nerve with you indeed.

On the post: LeaseWeb Deletes Megaupload's Servers Without Warning, Destroying Key Evidence

techflaws ( profile ), 19 Jun, 2013 @ 10:23pm

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Right, piracy has stopped, everyone hates Kim Dotcom and the US got a boost of their reputation. Epic win by the DOJ.

On the post: LeaseWeb Deletes Megaupload's Servers Without Warning, Destroying Key Evidence

techflaws ( profile ), 19 Jun, 2013 @ 10:22pm

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Can't have it both ways, dude. Sorry.