Not all iBooks are DRM; the publisher may choose. Of course, only the DRM-free books may be processed by other tools. Find out which you have in the Get Info dialog in iTunes, or by unpacking the book file and looking for a file called “encryption.xml”.
FairPlay has not yet been properly broken, following a long hiatus subsequent to the release of iTunes 11, during which Requiem hasn’t been developed. Apple seem to be very faithful to their content producers. If you haven’t yelled at your government minister, you should. And donate to the FSF and/or EFF while you’re at it. Meantime, try very hard to avoid DRM, or buy only content whose DRM you can break. Audible, sadly, also seems unbreakable. The US eventually signed the Marrakesh VIP treaty. There’s your justification. You don’t need to break the law to exercise what should be your inalienable right under copyright law in any civilised jurisdiction. If the penny-pinching bastards in the publishing industry disagree with you, feel free to tell them to go forth, because for once the law is actually on your side. As always, the hair-splitting is still ongoing, but now the treaty’s signed, we can only hope that good continues to prevail over evil. -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at [email protected] The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
