Comments on: Kindle, Mobipocket and file format standards http://www.hartnup.net/wordpress/archives/2007/12/13/kindle-mobipocket-and-file-format-standards/ John's all-purpose blog, with Debbie's name in the title too! Fri, 21 Nov 2008 04:15:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: John http://www.hartnup.net/wordpress/archives/2007/12/13/kindle-mobipocket-and-file-format-standards/#comment-37718 John Fri, 14 Dec 2007 16:47:37 +0000 http://www.hartnup.net/wordpress/archives/2007/12/13/kindle-mobipocket-and-file-format-standards/#comment-37718 Sort of. All he's done is notice that Mobipocket DRM is the same as Amazon DRM, and so demonstrated how you can persuade Mobi vendors to encrypt files with your Kindle's credentials. It just allows you to buy DRM'd content from more sources. For the DRM to be properly cracked, one would need to be able to buy DRM content, and extract it so that it could be read on any device. I'm sure that will happen sooner or later. Sort of. All he’s done is notice that Mobipocket DRM is the same as Amazon DRM, and so demonstrated how you can persuade Mobi vendors to encrypt files with your Kindle’s credentials. It just allows you to buy DRM’d content from more sources.

For the DRM to be properly cracked, one would need to be able to buy DRM content, and extract it so that it could be read on any device. I’m sure that will happen sooner or later.

]]> By: David Hayes http://www.hartnup.net/wordpress/archives/2007/12/13/kindle-mobipocket-and-file-format-standards/#comment-37701 David Hayes Thu, 13 Dec 2007 16:35:58 +0000 http://www.hartnup.net/wordpress/archives/2007/12/13/kindle-mobipocket-and-file-format-standards/#comment-37701 Seems the DRM has already been hacked http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/hacks/kindle-drm-hacked-that-was-easy-333415.php You have to wonder why companies bother with DRM. Seems the DRM has already been hacked
http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/hacks/kindle-drm-hacked-that-was-easy-333415.php
You have to wonder why companies bother with DRM.

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