Comments on: iPad adds to the DRM mess? Apple ebook DRM exclusive to Apple hardware http://www.teleread.com/drm/ipad-adds-to-the-drm-mess-apple-ebook-drm-exclusive-to-apple-hardware/ News & views on e-books, libraries, publishing and related topics Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:30:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: David S. http://www.teleread.com/drm/ipad-adds-to-the-drm-mess-apple-ebook-drm-exclusive-to-apple-hardware/comment-page-1/#comment-1154729 David S. Fri, 29 Jan 2010 06:12:32 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/?p=37151#comment-1154729 1. Apple have invested much time and money in their "Fairplay" DRM for music (AAC) and video (MP4) content. 2. Book publishers (mostly) insist on ebooks being wrapped in DRM. Apple (mostly) go along with what publishers want because otherwise they don't get anything to sell. Given 1 & 2 above what DRM scheme do you think they'll use on top of epub? 1. Apple have invested much time and money in their “Fairplay” DRM for music (AAC) and video (MP4) content.

2. Book publishers (mostly) insist on ebooks being wrapped in DRM. Apple (mostly) go along with what publishers want because otherwise they don’t get anything to sell.

Given 1 & 2 above what DRM scheme do you think they’ll use on top of epub?

]]> By: Ben http://www.teleread.com/drm/ipad-adds-to-the-drm-mess-apple-ebook-drm-exclusive-to-apple-hardware/comment-page-1/#comment-1154651 Ben Fri, 29 Jan 2010 01:09:26 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/?p=37151#comment-1154651 Now that Apple is adding yet another flavor to epub, it might be a good idea to write an article rounding up the various flavors (drm-free, adobe, B&N, and Apple?), as well as presenting the potential problems and danger this development entails for the epub standard due to its lack of drm specification. Now that Apple is adding yet another flavor to epub, it might be a good idea to write an article rounding up the various flavors (drm-free, adobe, B&N, and Apple?), as well as presenting the potential problems and danger this development entails for the epub standard due to its lack of drm specification.

]]> By: HeavyG http://www.teleread.com/drm/ipad-adds-to-the-drm-mess-apple-ebook-drm-exclusive-to-apple-hardware/comment-page-1/#comment-1154621 HeavyG Thu, 28 Jan 2010 20:12:24 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/?p=37151#comment-1154621 I would be stunned to see that Apple is going with their own proprietary flavor of DRM for books purchased through iBooks. I would be stunned to see that Apple is going with their own proprietary flavor of DRM for books purchased through iBooks.

]]> By: Felix Torres http://www.teleread.com/drm/ipad-adds-to-the-drm-mess-apple-ebook-drm-exclusive-to-apple-hardware/comment-page-1/#comment-1154613 Felix Torres Thu, 28 Jan 2010 18:58:04 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/?p=37151#comment-1154613 Yes! Yes! Yes! My fondest dream made true! E-babel finally grows big enough to collapse of its own weight! Even better, epub tools will now (hopefully) have to adhere to the actual standard and make sure the output renders properly everywhere, not just on ADE. I'd prefer a certification program with teeth but in the absence of it I'll settle for competing flavors of ePub. Go, Apple! :D Yes! Yes! Yes!
My fondest dream made true!
E-babel finally grows big enough to collapse of its own weight!

Even better, epub tools will now (hopefully) have to adhere to the actual standard and make sure the output renders properly everywhere, not just on ADE.

I’d prefer a certification program with teeth but in the absence of it I’ll settle for competing flavors of ePub.

Go, Apple! :D

]]> By: Andrys http://www.teleread.com/drm/ipad-adds-to-the-drm-mess-apple-ebook-drm-exclusive-to-apple-hardware/comment-page-1/#comment-1154600 Andrys Thu, 28 Jan 2010 16:34:19 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/?p=37151#comment-1154600 Also, this: http://gizmodo.com/5458645/adobe-responds-to-the-ipads-lack-of-flash Also, this:

http://gizmodo.com/5458645/adobe-responds-to-the-ipads-lack-of-flash

]]> By: Andrys http://www.teleread.com/drm/ipad-adds-to-the-drm-mess-apple-ebook-drm-exclusive-to-apple-hardware/comment-page-1/#comment-1154595 Andrys Thu, 28 Jan 2010 16:15:31 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/?p=37151#comment-1154595 Paul, the quote is from: http://blogs.adobe.com/flashplatform/2010/01/apples_ipad_--_a_broken_link.html As for the DRM used, I don't think Steve Jobs wants to have their files under the spell of Adobe's DRM methodology. Paul, the quote is from:

http://blogs.adobe.com/flashplatform/2010/01/apples_ipad_–_a_broken_link.html

As for the DRM used, I don’t think Steve Jobs wants to have their files under the spell of Adobe’s DRM methodology.

]]> By: Alan Wallcraft http://www.teleread.com/drm/ipad-adds-to-the-drm-mess-apple-ebook-drm-exclusive-to-apple-hardware/comment-page-1/#comment-1154592 Alan Wallcraft Thu, 28 Jan 2010 15:59:13 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/?p=37151#comment-1154592 See Adobe's blog: http://blogs.adobe.com/digitaleditions/2010/01/epub_ipad_and_content_interope.html See Adobe’s blog:

http://blogs.adobe.com/digitaleditions/2010/01/epub_ipad_and_content_interope.html

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