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The Amazon Kindle War Against Piracy

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101 points kozmonaut | 6 comments | 27 Sep 25 06:02 UTC | HN request time: 0.394s | source | bottom
1. charcircuit ◴[27 Sep 25 07:43 UTC] No.45393893[source]▶
>Draconian measures are being taken to prevent Kindle books from being downloaded

Using keys stored in hardware for DRM is industry standard. It's not draconian.

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2. azalemeth ◴[27 Sep 25 07:46 UTC] No.45393902[source]▶
I have never bought a system that requires DRM. It may be a standard amongst those who use DRM, but DRM itself is far from universal.
3. xethos ◴[27 Sep 25 08:16 UTC] No.45394022[source]▶
Presuming it is industry-standard (not my industry, so I'm not about to concede the point), that doesn't make it less draconian.
4. OtherShrezzing ◴[27 Sep 25 08:41 UTC] No.45394142[source]▶
Draconian doesn’t mean “not widely adopted”. It means “heavy-handed”.
5. qmr ◴[27 Sep 25 08:53 UTC] No.45394198[source]▶
Argumentum ad populum.
6. carrychains ◴[27 Sep 25 13:36 UTC] No.45395599[source]▶
The industry standard is draconian.