Book Publishers Stripping Copy Protection: Report

Good news for audio book fans: The New York Times is reporting that some of the largest book publishers in the world are stripping away the copy protection software on digital downloads of audio books:

“The trend will allow consumers who download audio books to freely transfer these digital files between devices like their computers, iPods and cell phones—and conceivably share them with others. Dropping copying restrictions could also allow a variety of online retailers to start to sell audio book downloads.”

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