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Dialogue: 0,0:00:00.47,0:00:01.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is a bookseller...
Dialogue: 0,0:00:01.57,0:00:02.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And this is a book.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:02.94,0:00:06.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When the bookseller sells a book to a customer,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:06.48,0:00:08.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,he leaves the book shop with it
Dialogue: 0,0:00:09.25,0:00:11.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and does what he wants with it.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:11.52,0:00:13.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Normally, it looks something like this...
Dialogue: 0,0:00:14.09,0:00:16.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When he is done reading it, he usually does this.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:16.88,0:00:19.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But he could also do that.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:19.42,0:00:22.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He can either lend it, give it,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:22.75,0:00:25.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or sell it.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:26.53,0:00:29.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And he has the right to do whatever he wants with it.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:29.82,0:00:31.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's his book.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:31.63,0:00:33.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,More precisely, it is his own copy of the text,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:34.88,0:00:36.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the paper is his. He owns it.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:36.96,0:00:38.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is an e-reader.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:39.06,0:00:41.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It is a device that makes it possible to read e-books.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:41.21,0:00:43.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Properly speaking, we should say, electonic books.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:43.84,0:00:44.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It isn't really possible
Dialogue: 0,0:00:44.92,0:00:46.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to show an electronic book to you
Dialogue: 0,0:00:46.28,0:00:47.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It neither has shape.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:47.49,0:00:49.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It is a digital file,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:49.58,0:00:51.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,data that can travel on many different storage devices.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:51.97,0:00:55.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's why we talk of intangibles
Dialogue: 0,0:00:55.41,0:00:57.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when it comes to the digital world.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:57.60,0:01:01.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Contrary to a book, a digital file can easily be duplicated,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:01.94,0:01:05.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,without any loss of quality and at insignificant cost.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:06.38,0:01:09.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This means sharing it is really easy
Dialogue: 0,0:01:09.61,0:01:12.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When one is used to selling books,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:12.56,0:01:16.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,this ease with which e-books can be shared raises a ton of questions.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:16.29,0:01:18.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A wrong answer was given to these questions.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:18.88,0:01:21.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It is called DRM, for {\i1}Digital Rights Management{\i0}
Dialogue: 0,0:01:22.16,0:01:25.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,supposedly methods to protection.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:26.01,0:01:30.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What is protected from what or from whom is open to question.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:30.47,0:01:34.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,DRM is also intangible.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:34.65,0:01:36.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If one wanted to represent it anyway,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:36.26,0:01:37.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it would look something like that.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:37.62,0:01:38.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The justification for DRM is
Dialogue: 0,0:01:38.77,0:01:40.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to make e-books behave like books.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:40.17,0:01:41.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,DRM is supposed to prevent them
Dialogue: 0,0:01:41.44,0:01:42.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from being massively copied and shared,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:43.04,0:01:44.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,without every single copy being bought.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:44.64,0:01:46.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That could seem right, but it isn't.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:46.12,0:01:48.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The first reason is that it simply goes against
Dialogue: 0,0:01:48.72,0:01:51.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,how things work the natural order of things.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:51.75,0:01:55.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So it's complicated. And when things are complicated,\Nthey don't work well.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:55.80,0:01:57.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So you have to buy a certain kind of e-reader,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:57.95,0:01:58.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and not others,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:58.82,0:02:00.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and you need to have the right software
Dialogue: 0,0:02:00.45,0:02:02.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the right computer to make it all work.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:02.40,0:02:03.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Compatibility is not DRM's strong suit.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:04.17,0:02:05.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And once you have an e-reader,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:05.91,0:02:07.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for the hardware you bought
Dialogue: 0,0:02:07.46,0:02:09.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you still need the e-book you want to read
Dialogue: 0,0:02:09.38,0:02:10.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to be published specifically
Dialogue: 0,0:02:11.08,0:02:13.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And the day you want to change your e-reader or publisher,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:14.01,0:02:15.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,your e-books won't work.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:15.32,0:02:18.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The second reason why DRM is a bad solution
Dialogue: 0,0:02:18.78,0:02:20.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is that it does more than prevent users from copying.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:20.69,0:02:23.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When you purchase an e-book with DRM,\Nyou do not own the file.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:23.52,0:02:28.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Therefore, you can neither give it, nor lend it, nor resell it.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:28.58,0:02:31.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And there are tons of other terms of use
Dialogue: 0,0:02:31.58,0:02:33.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that do not exist for a real book.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:33.48,0:02:37.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You don't actually buy an e-book; at most you only rent a reading service.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:37.48,0:02:39.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The third reason is that DRM tracks you.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:39.74,0:02:41.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,To know what you read, when,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:41.38,0:02:42.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,at what speed, how many times,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:43.09,0:02:45.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,what passages in particular and in what order.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:45.67,0:02:46.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When you read an e-book,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:47.04,0:02:50.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there is you, the text, and DRM monitoring your actions.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:50.17,0:02:51.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The fourth and last reason is probably the best.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:52.11,0:02:54.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,DRM can remotely erase your e-books.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:54.69,0:02:57.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Yes, erase them. This isn't just theory.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:57.16,0:02:59.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Amazon has already done this several times with its Kindle.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:59.93,0:03:01.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,E-books with DRM are not books.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:01.96,0:03:03.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The goal of DRM isn't to reestablish a balance
Dialogue: 0,0:03:04.02,0:03:06.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,lost with the advent of the digital age
Dialogue: 0,0:03:06.11,0:03:08.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but to hoard all of its benefits
Dialogue: 0,0:03:08.36,0:03:10.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,DRM purports to be a protection measure,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:10.68,0:03:12.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but it's actually digital handcuffs.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:12.17,0:03:15.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It takes from you, exploits you,\Nand treats you with contempt.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:16.05,0:03:20.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What is happening today with e-books can also be seen elsewhere,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:20.46,0:03:23.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in particular with video on demand or video games.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:24.10,0:03:25.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The law states that the consumers
Dialogue: 0,0:03:25.38,0:03:26.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,states that the consumers must be informed
Dialogue: 0,0:03:26.98,0:03:28.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of the compatibility of what they are buying,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:28.65,0:03:30.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and this includes technological measures such as DRM.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:30.62,0:03:32.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Demand this information when you shop.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:32.57,0:03:34.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Learn to make the right choice.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:34.53,0:03:35.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Ban DRM from your life.