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My son has a much loved audiobook that he listens to every night. But. One of the line reads in it scared him sometimes, and he sometimes fears to listen because he's worried about it.

We talked, and we're experimenting with a version of the story where the line is said in my voice, I opened the file, cut out the scary line, said it instead in my voice, and left the rest of the audiobook intact.

Talk to me again about DRM.

in reply to silverwizard

wow! it's a really powerful example! In general is about accessibility, or archive or interoperability when we talk about DRM, and forget this kind of use.
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in reply to scurvy_duck

@scurvy_duck I think all those things are really important though! But I think it's really important to remember that everyone has different needs, and yeah, anyone can need to control their own stuff!

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in reply to silverwizard

As an audiobook author, I would have no reservations about someone doing these things. I would much rather my efforts be enjoyed, even if they needed a bit of custom editing.
in reply to Mister Spinalzo

@Mister Spinalzo yeah! I 100% paid for the book for my son to enjoy! The line reading was great! But sometimes the line read of "a dragon surprises the main character" is too scarey for an anxious 5yo!

Thanks for writting books it's important work!

in reply to silverwizard

My mom reminded me she kitbashed some VHS tapes for me when I was scared of movies, and yeah! That's way harder core!