Cute publicity stunt that tries to show pirates what it feels like. I have pretty mixed feelings about the whole thing but I think it is a nice little hack.
If publishers OK it, Amazon allows books to borrowed. Here is a site that tries to allow this among groups broader than friends. Let's see how long this lasts.
``North Korea will have less complications surrounding copyright issues compared to the South, and with the government pushing the project directly, the country seems to have acquired a wealth of e-book content over a relatively short period of time,'' Kim told Yonhap News.
Answer: Seems so. People sure don't like DRM.