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The system's variety, while having upsides (such as being more resistant to vendor lock-in), at the same time enables companies that might otherwise be hesitant, to pick and choose, in a way that might have not been feasible for them before. Or, more generally, they can operate in a way that doesn't have to be consumer-friendly in a way that might turn out to be cheaper, easier and more accessible for them.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Overview of the DRM ecoystem |url=https://www.edrlab.org/readium-lcp/overview/ |url-status=live |website=edrlab.org |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260623144934/https://www.edrlab.org/readium-lcp/overview/ |archive-date=23 Jun 2026}}</ref>

In addition to this, Readium has filed DMCA takedown requests to force tools which circumvented Readium LCP to remove code from their repositories. As a result, it is currently not possible for users to archive their own ebooks without Readium LCP DRM in an easy way (or perhaps any way). Though some users claim they were able to do it, the overwhelming consensus seems to be that many of ~~these~~ suggested tools do not work. And as it turns out, there are several examples of users complaining or asking for help with the exact issue of being stuck with DRM on something they paid for. (Refer to the external links section for examples.)

In addition to this, Readium has filed DMCA takedown requests to force tools which circumvented Readium LCP to remove code from their repositories. As a result, it is currently not possible for users to archive their own ebooks without Readium LCP DRM in an easy way (or perhaps any way). Though some users claim they were able to do it with methods such as [[Readium#Response to a Published Circumvention Method (2025)|Terrence Eden's Method]], the overwhelming consensus seems to be that many of suggested tools do not work. And as it turns out, there are several examples of users complaining or asking for help with the exact issue of being stuck with DRM on something they paid for. (Refer to the external links section for examples.)

A Mastodon user named Terrence Eden who circumvented LCP and made some really good points in a reply to a person who was reportedly from the Readium Foundation:<blockquote>Because Readium doesn't freely licence its DRM, it has an adverse effect on me and other readers like me.

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 The system's variety, while having upsides (such as being more resistant to vendor lock-in), at the same time enables companies that might otherwise be hesitant, to pick and choose, in a way that might have not been feasible for them before. Or, more generally, they can operate in a way that doesn't have to be consumer-friendly in a way that might turn out to be cheaper, easier and more accessible for them.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Overview of the DRM ecoystem |url=https://www.edrlab.org/readium-lcp/overview/ |url-status=live |website=edrlab.org |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260623144934/https://www.edrlab.org/readium-lcp/overview/ |archive-date=23 Jun 2026}}</ref>
-In addition to this, Readium has filed DMCA takedown requests to force tools which circumvented Readium LCP to remove code from their repositories. As a result, it is currently not possible for users to archive their own ebooks without Readium LCP DRM in an easy way (or perhaps any way). Though some users claim they were able to do it, the overwhelming consensus seems to be that many of these suggested tools do not work. And as it turns out, there are several examples of users complaining or asking for help with the exact issue of being stuck with DRM on something they paid for. (Refer to the external links section for examples.)
+In addition to this, Readium has filed DMCA takedown requests to force tools which circumvented Readium LCP to remove code from their repositories. As a result, it is currently not possible for users to archive their own ebooks without Readium LCP DRM in an easy way (or perhaps any way). Though some users claim they were able to do it with methods such as [[Readium#Response to a Published Circumvention Method (2025)|Terrence Eden's Method]], the overwhelming consensus seems to be that many of suggested tools do not work. And as it turns out, there are several examples of users complaining or asking for help with the exact issue of being stuck with DRM on something they paid for. (Refer to the external links section for examples.)
 A Mastodon user named Terrence Eden who circumvented LCP and made some really good points in a reply to a person who was reportedly from the Readium Foundation:<blockquote>Because Readium doesn't freely licence its DRM, it has an adverse effect on me and other readers like me.