Comments on: DMCA-type laws expected for Canada and Switzerland—and meanwhile don’t forget the Kindle angle in the U.S. http://www.teleread.org/2007/11/29/dmca-type-laws-expected-for-canada-and-switzerland-and-meanwhile-dont-forget-the-kindle-angle-in-the-us/ News & views on e-books, libraries, publishing and related topics Sun, 08 Nov 2009 03:38:33 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Robert Nagle http://www.teleread.org/2007/11/29/dmca-type-laws-expected-for-canada-and-switzerland-and-meanwhile-dont-forget-the-kindle-angle-in-the-us/comment-page-1/#comment-641487 Robert Nagle Thu, 29 Nov 2007 20:29:29 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/2007/11/29/dmca-type-laws-expected-for-canada-and-switzerland-and-meanwhile-dont-forget-the-kindle-angle-in-the-us/#comment-641487 If DRM is to work, I think there needs to be an organization/company/consortium that can keep the formatted/encrypted copies and have the ability to authorize new kinds of output. After that is done, the original seller can provide unconditional guarantees that a particular format is always available and convertible. Of course, the problem is keeping track of bookkeeping, especially in age where email receipts are falsifiable. But maybe you can buy a small stamp/receipt that exists as a physical verification. I'm not defending DRM per se; but lifetime guarantees are pretty common in some product lines. why is it not possible with ebooks? If DRM is to work, I think there needs to be an organization/company/consortium that can keep the formatted/encrypted copies and have the ability to authorize new kinds of output.

After that is done, the original seller can provide unconditional guarantees that a particular format is always available and convertible.

Of course, the problem is keeping track of bookkeeping, especially in age where email receipts are falsifiable. But maybe you can buy a small stamp/receipt that exists as a physical verification.

I’m not defending DRM per se; but lifetime guarantees are pretty common in some product lines. why is it not possible with ebooks?

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