A Sonnet On DRM and the Sony Reader, with apologies to Will Shaxper

12/01/09

Shall I compare thee to a paperback?

Thou art more grouchy and intemperate:

Thy copyright protections cause dismay;

From page to page is all too long a wait;

Thy DRM like Heaven’s wrath descends,

Disdaining to reveal a smiling face -

Th’experience all joyfulness upends,

And words imprisoned leave a sour taste.

Thy father, mother, siblings are more kind,

That line my shelves in serried woodpulp rows.

They ask not who I am, nor seek to bind

Me to their side. My irritation grows -

So long as man can read, and eyes can see,

Then books shall bide, and be well rid of thee.

One Comment to “A Sonnet On DRM and the Sony Reader, with apologies to Will Shaxper”

  • Steven said on January 12th, 2009:

    Hmm, I agree with you on the too long a wait when flipping pages.. ‘s inherent to the technology used though. On the upside, the same technology provides for a clear easy to read text.

    Still, as I’m a bit of a speedreader (as you well know) the wait is enough to have me (very nearly) fling the device through the earliest convenient opening to the wonder of nature (ie, the window).

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