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What's the state regarding being able to DeDRM e-books using Readium LCP? in c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com
[–] Yingwu@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 3 hours ago

Yep. Just hoping that as LCP gains prominence, there'll be more work to try and DeDRM it. Right now it's mostly EU that's pushing it

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What's the state regarding being able to DeDRM e-books using Readium LCP? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
 

Seems like many are moving towards LCP in the future for e-books. But last I heard the NoDRM gang had to exclude the LCP DeDRM from the Calibre plugin due to legal issues (GitHub), and either way it was for an older version of LCP so it wouldn't work nowadays. Do you think someone will come up with a way to DeDRM these?

Internet Archive moving towards LCP as well

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What's the state regarding being able to DeDRM e-books using Readium LCP? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
 

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/38498490

Seems like many are moving towards LCP in the future for e-books. But last I heard the NoDRM gang had to exclude the LCP DeDRM from the Calibre plugin due to legal issues (GitHub), and either way it was for an older version of LCP so it wouldn't work nowadays. Do you think someone will come up with a way to DeDRM these?

Internet Archive moving towards LCP as well

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What's the state regarding being able to DeDRM e-books using Readium LCP? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
submitted 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago) by Yingwu@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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Seems like many are moving towards LCP in the future for e-books. But last I heard the NoDRM gang had to exclude the LCP DeDRM from the Calibre plugin due to legal issues (GitHub), and either way it was for an older version of LCP so it wouldn't work nowadays. Do you think someone will come up with a way to DeDRM these?

Internet Archive moving towards LCP as well

Notebooks from Europe in c/buyeuropean@feddit.uk
[–] Yingwu@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 1 day ago

I like Moleskine and Leuchtturm

Filen.io, a German cloud space service with affordable prices, encrypted savings and comms in c/buyeuropean@feddit.uk
[–] Yingwu@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 day ago

They do not provide this option most of the time. They've explicitly stated they're aware of when and how they can provide this option. I think most, like me, still prefer to pay monthly or annually.

YouTube ‘Premium Lite’ is for those that already have a music subscription in c/technology@lemmy.world
[–] Yingwu@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 2 days ago

Didn't they already have this before but removed it? At least in my country a "lite"-variant was available but they removed it like last year.

EpicJazz MegaJackrabbit | Civvie 11 in c/retrogaming@lemmy.world
[–] Yingwu@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 2 days ago

Jazz Jackrabbit is awesome

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"Evening stroll" by TAO (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
 

Cross-posted from ""Evening stroll" by TAO" by @Yingwu@lemmy.dbzer0.com in !imaginarysliceoflife@lemmy.dbzer0.com

Bsky

Where to find some more obscure stuff? in c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com
[–] Yingwu@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 points 3 days ago

Independent documentaries can be, from my experience, quite hard to find and even purchase. They often have limited screenings, do not get any physical releases or to streaming services, and sometimes end up with licensing issues after some years if they've licensed music and sound for example. Maybe PTP has them, but I wouldn't bet on it.

How is my bedroom being heated? in c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.world
[–] Yingwu@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 3 days ago

This. I have the same in my apartment. I think a large majority of apartments in my country has floor heating.

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"Witch knight casting Aegis ✨" by Kiana Mosser (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
 

Bsky

Self-hosted Personal Finance Suggestions in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
[–] Yingwu@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 3 days ago

Actual Budget is amazing!

Getting a Steam Deck to emulate retro games? in c/retrogaming@lemmy.world
[–] Yingwu@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 4 days ago

Very comprehensive, I appreciate it! Leaning towards buying one towards the summer.

If you read on a digital device, let's see your reading stats. Here's mine in c/books@lemmy.world
[–] Yingwu@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

We should revive !ereader@lemmy.world then :)

Getting a Steam Deck to emulate retro games? in c/retrogaming@lemmy.world
[–] Yingwu@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Yeah the Steam Deck sounds more tempting every day tbh...

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"Night Walk" by Noel Yoshida (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
 

Cross-posted from ""Night Walk" by Noel Yoshida" by @Yingwu@lemmy.dbzer0.com in !imaginarysliceoflife@lemmy.dbzer0.com

Source

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"There Once Was A Sea" by Joseph Feely (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
 

Cross-posted from ""There Once Was A Sea" by Joseph Feely" by @Yingwu@lemmy.dbzer0.com in !imaginary@reddthat.com

ArtStation

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"There Once Was A Sea" by Joseph Feely (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
 

ArtStation

Getting a Steam Deck to emulate retro games? in c/retrogaming@lemmy.world
[–] Yingwu@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Awesome, looks great! I don't mind a "complicated" setup as long as I don't need to go in and fix stuff afterwards. Thanks for the reply :)

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Getting a Steam Deck to emulate retro games? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
 

Has anyone done this? How well does it work? Do you recommend it?

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Advantages to using the Z-Library Linux desktop launcher? Is it safe? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
 

I'm inherently distrustful of anything that is going to be installed on my computer, especially from more shadier sources (and while z-library is great, it does exist in a grey area). Is the z-library desktop launcher good? Is it safe?

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Borrowing e-books in the EU just became a lot more complicated as libraries move to closed ecosystems (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
 

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/38033968

Apparently many libraries, including the ones in my country, are moving over to a system where you're not allowed to digitally download the epub file anymore. You're only allowed to borrow the book, and read it, in a closed ecosystem: an app. This per definition then excludes the majority of e-ink readers that don't run Android. This is due to Directive (EU) 2019/882 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 April 2019 on the accessibility requirements for products and services (Text with EEA relevance) (source) entering into force June 28 this year.

As the Adobe DRM solution hasn't been updated for years, it isn't capable of fulfilling all the requirements that this law lays out without endangering the DRM solution. Text-to-speech is one function that isn't fully supported by Adobe for example. This means that there are apparently two directions to go for full compliance, Readium DRM which is barely supported as well or a closed app ecosystem.

This is frustrating on so many levels, especially if I would like to borrow an ebook in my native language that isn't available elsewhere on the web, which is often the situation for books in my language (and I'm guessing most languages outside of English). The alternatives left is borrowing a physical copy, or buying it.

The enshittification of everything continues...

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Borrowing e-books in the EU just became a lot more complicated as libraries move to closed ecosystems (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
 

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/38033968

Apparently many libraries, including the ones in my country, are moving over to a system where you're not allowed to digitally download the epub file anymore. You're only allowed to borrow the book, and read it, in a closed ecosystem: an app. This per definition then excludes the majority of e-ink readers that don't run Android. This is due to Directive (EU) 2019/882 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 April 2019 on the accessibility requirements for products and services (Text with EEA relevance) (source) entering into force June 28 this year.

As the Adobe DRM solution hasn't been updated for years, it isn't capable of fulfilling all the requirements that this law lays out without endangering the DRM solution. Text-to-speech is one function that isn't fully supported by Adobe for example. This means that there are apparently two directions to go for full compliance, Readium DRM which is barely supported as well or a closed app ecosystem.

This is frustrating on so many levels, especially if I would like to borrow an ebook in my native language that isn't available elsewhere on the web, which is often the situation for books in my language (and I'm guessing most languages outside of English). The alternatives left is borrowing a physical copy, or buying it.

The enshittification of everything continues...

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