tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38495605.post6775985952426088586..comments2023-09-07T04:13:08.133-04:00Comments on johndegen.com: reader & writer after Bill C-32Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38495605.post-60644336165568889462010-06-11T17:47:41.868-04:002010-06-11T17:47:41.868-04:00I don't suppose you'll ever be able to ful...I don't suppose you'll ever be able to fully integrate that split personality John, not even the passage of an appropriately amended C-32 can prevent the tragic (not epic) failure of your two sides lacking the pure spite that characterizes most of the debate on the issues. Alas and alack...<br /><br />Sandy CrawleyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38495605.post-65131901086380123212010-06-10T13:11:19.925-04:002010-06-10T13:11:19.925-04:00New rule on the blog. You may only use the express...New rule on the blog. You may only use the expression "epic failure" if you are, in fact, a teenager. <br /><br />Gnarly, dudes.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04803855978550653817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38495605.post-78974646054575058552010-06-10T10:10:46.248-04:002010-06-10T10:10:46.248-04:00Interesting device.
They admit it runs linux, ye...Interesting device.<br /><br />They <a href="http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=82378&page=4" rel="nofollow"> admit</a> it runs linux, yet their <a href="http://www.koboereader.com/pdf/Kobo_eReader_Terms_of_Use.pdf" rel="nofollow"> terms of service </a> has numerous restrictions on the software.<br /><br /><i> You may use the Device Software only on the Device and your computer. You may not separate any individual component of the Device Software for use on another device or another computer, may not transfer it for use on another device or use it, or any portion of it, over a network and may not sell, rent, lease, lend, distribute or sublicense or otherwise assign any rights to the Software in whole or in part.</i><br /><br />I wonder if this is consistent with the GPL. I haven't tried to get the kernel from them, but then I don't have a right to ask as I did not purchase this device.<br /><br /><br />Also John I'd be very careful about lending out your kobo reader to anyone, whether you trust them or not. Kobo, obviously doesn't, as the terms above specifically prohibit you from lending this device to anyone. The penalty of course is that you lose access to everything you bought without any financial compensation.<br /><br />As well there is this scary term in their TOS<br /><br /><i> The Device Software when connected to your computer will provide Kobo with data about your Device and its interaction with the Service and information related to the content on your Device and your use of it (such as automatic bookmarking of the last page read and content deletions from the Device). Annotations, bookmarks, notes, highlights, or similar markings you make in your Device and other information you provide may be stored on servers in Canada. Information we receive is subject to the Kobo.com Privacy Policy.<br /></i> <br /><br />So they can track all your reading habits, and even TAKE your annotations, and notes.<br /><br />So their you go, I think this experiment is an epic failure. You can't lend your kobo to anyone, they can monitor and retain all your private notes in the device, and as already said, you are married to their DRM system, so if you decide later that you'd rather have a kindle... well, have fun repurchasing your whole library all over again.Darrylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07804677063589377009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38495605.post-71505030275611982252010-06-10T06:49:45.236-04:002010-06-10T06:49:45.236-04:00I like this approach, John. Your Reader has at lea...I like this approach, John. Your Reader has at least one fact wrong about EPUB and Kobo, but his mistake is a telling one.<br /><br />Vanilla unencrypted EPUB is an open standard, and those files are endlessly transferable. Files delivered by Kobo use the Adobe Content Server DRM system, which is proprietary. (It has to be!) <br /><br />If Kobo were to go out of business, one of a few things could happen. The most likely case would be that they would simply pull the plug on their DRM servers, causing all of their customers to lose most kinds of access to all of their purchased content. There is the chance that Indigo itself would assume responsibility for those licenses and continue to run the servers, but that seems unlikely. Responsibility for those licenses could also be transferred to a former competitor of Kobo's, such as Sony, which offers much of the same content using their own instance of the same DRM system. Finally, as has happened in some cases, Kobo could provide its customers with DRM-free copies of everything they've bought. This would mean renegotiating terms with all of its content providers: a pretty daunting task for an organization on its way out.<br /><br />I'm personally comfortable buying from Kobo because I think they're showing enough promise to be around for the long haul, and I love their cloud-based and platform-independent approach. I save a few dollars by using them and don't have any profound expectation of reading that content annually for the next forty years. Their choice of EPUB and Adobe Content Server is a cure for many interoperability woes, but it isn't a panacea for someone who wants to hang on to their books forever.Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17190283066757830544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38495605.post-69182573134747721622010-06-09T17:03:41.846-04:002010-06-09T17:03:41.846-04:00An interesting read John, but can you write the sa...An interesting read John, but can you write the same about for instance dvds? Our point has never been that it's impossible for a rightsholder to limit the DRM to reasonable rights, but that many rightsholders will be tempted to limit the rights as much as they can get away with.Pieter Hulshoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01828192402728597793noreply@blogger.com