Cory Doctorow Convinces Amazon, B&N, Kobo To Sell DRM-free Titles

Cory Doctorow has won a move in his anti-DRM quest. In a column that he penned this week in Publisher’s Weekly, the author promoted his quest with the new Doctorow’s First Law: “Any time someone puts a lock on something that belongs to you, and won’t give you a key, they’re not doing it for your benefit.”

The blogger and author recently convinced Amazon, Barnes & Noble and Kobo to sell his eBooks unencumbered by DRM coding, so that consumers can transfer the files that they purchase across devices.

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