The latest generation, Kindle Paperwhite, Kindle Scribe 2, Kindle Scribe 1, and Kindle and the upcoming Kindle Colorsoft, all have something in common. When you plug them into USB into your PC or MAC, they no longer appear as external drives. This prevents users from using file managers to back up their books or to sideload new books onto the Kindle. Amazon has also removed the download and transfer via USB option for purchased ebooks from the content page. This will likely prevent people from striping the DRM from the books and sharing them on piracy websites. This is not
  • rottingleaf@lemmy.worldEnglish
    103·
    2 days ago

    Abolish patent law.

    Maybe replace it with some very strict non-extensible protection, based on time since patent registration or profit made with it, maybe something else, whichever happens earlier.

    Either that or get used to oligopoly in every area of economics affected by electronics and computers and even all scientific advancement.

    That this takes time to happen, doesn’t change the fact.

    • BeardedGingerWonderEnglish
      1·
      8 hours ago

      Isn’t that pretty much how parents work already? They’re extensible, sure, but only up to 20 years total. Not only that but you’re forced to document it too.