Should libraries 'back-up' DRM-protected e-books?

This article argues that DRM-protected e-books are a turn-off to customers who are wary that a hard-drive crash will mean they lose the e-books they have bought. The author suggests that libraries should hold 'back=up' copies of all DRM-protected e-books.
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