ruuger: HAL from 2001 with the text "Computer says no" (Computer says no)
Ruuger ([personal profile] ruuger) wrote in [community profile] ebooks2012-10-22 01:14 pm
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Saw this linked on Facebook and thought it might be of interest to folks here:

Outlawed by Amazon DRM - Amazon closes a customer's account and wipes their Kindle.

Edit: More detailed report about what happened (thanks [personal profile] manifold)
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rebecca2525: Abby Sciuto from NCIS with the word "geek" (Default)

[personal profile] rebecca2525 2012-10-22 05:26 pm (UTC)(link)
Just because you have copies of the files doesn't mean you're able to open them. I'm not sure how exactly Amazon's DRM service works, but often with DRM you can open the files only on the device you downloaded them to, and if you want to open them on another device you have to register that device with your account. The whole system hinges on the willingness (or ability) of the service provider to continue letting you read your content.
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