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Comment on Lending e-books in the EU just became a lot more complicated as libraries move to closed ecosystems

seven_phone@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

At a time when reading books is dwindling we who have as our ultimate sole purpose the distribution of books have decided to make it more difficult to have access to books in the hope we might make a little more money through our self destruction.

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kambusha@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
I don’t think this is a case of trying to make more money. From what I understood, it’s an unintended consequence of accessibility rules coming into place. Ironically, a law that is meant to promote inclusion, will ultimately make the books less accessible.

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- boatswain@infosec.pub ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  
  I don’t think this is a case of trying to make more money.
  
  Sure it is: the only reason for DRM is to make more money.
  
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- Yingwu@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  Exactly this.
  
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- PM_Your_Nudes_Please@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  
  From what I understood, it’s an unintended consequence of accessibility rules coming into place.
  
  It’s a fully intended consequence of DRM refusing to adapt to accessibility rules. Closed ecosystems make DRM easier, which was always the goal for publishers.
  
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