DRM
A community for the discussion of topics surrounding DRM, Digital Rights Management.
All media that DRM can be applied on can be discussed here, for example books, movies, music or games.
Digital rights management (DRM) is the management of legal access to digital content. Various tools or technological protection measures, such as access control technologies, can restrict the use of proprietary hardware and copyrighted works. DRM technologies govern the use, modification and distribution of copyrighted works (e.g. software, multimedia content) and of systems that enforce these policies within devices. DRM technologies include licensing agreements and encryption.
Guides and useful tools
Quick and dirty way to rip an eBook from Android
2025 Guide for freeing books from Amazon (after D&T was removed)
Guide to Removing DRM From Amazon Kindle E-Books
Liberate your Kindle books before leaving Amazon (Tutorial)
How to setup Calibre to remove DRM from ebooks on Linux/Archive mirror
Guide on removing DRM from Kobo & Kindle eBooks (reddit mirror, Archive link)
Extracting content from an LCP "protected" ePub
DeDRM tools for eBooks: a plugin for Calibre for removing Adobe DRM, Obok etc.
Miscellaneous links
DRM - Frequently Asked Questions by DefectiveByDesign
Guide to DRM-Free Living by DefectiveByDesign
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False. Fake news. You've just invented that out of nowhere like a desperate trumpet who doesn't know how to use Google.
YT has never made a dime unless that's changed in the last year. YT has always been a loss leader.
Stop lying to win internet arguments. It's pathetic and sad.
Your info is very outdated, YouTube made billions in profit for years already
It doesn't matter what YouTube makes. They belong to google, and the data they harvest goes to google as well. Their algorithm's influence on what people see and on their opinions contributes to google's success and political interests, just as Xitter does for Musk. And by staying "free" to use, they ensure that no competitor will likely rise up and take those benefits from them. If they try to shut out third party apps and browsers, that's because by forcing people into Chrome they can harvest even more data.