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		sitkack 9 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Kindle is removing download and transfer option on... That is what DRM is for. Same as the region locking in DVDs. It is about segmenting markets, preventing competition and ensuring that the publishers can sell the same content over and over again.

wkat4242 9 months ago [–]

Yes I know, my point was that not pirating is not helping to remove DRM from the world as the OP was suggesting.

sitkack 9 months ago | [–]

Agree, my comment was for the room.

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