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Old 09-28-2012, 12:36 AM   #27
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Originally Posted by Elfwreck View Post
Nobody needs to identify "all the pirated files." Nobody owns nor has the right to control use of "all the pirated files." Each copyright owner only needs to track down his or her own files--and if those are distributed watermarked versions, tracked down the point-of-sale, and take action as desired.

It's possible the legit buyer of the ebook has a computer that was hacked, or some other situation that boils down to "did not release those books." In which case, fine; our courts have methods for dealing with "your ID is attached to this thing we found in an illegal setting." The courts know that your fingerprints on the weapon doesn't mean you used it to murder someone, and your watermarked ebooks on a torrent site doesn't mean you uploaded them... but that is enough evidence to investigate further.
It would be very hit-or-miss; it would require the authors to be downloading suspected files themselves--which could also be considered copyright infringement on their part--it would require initiating time-consuming and costly legal action. Would it really be cost effective?

Seems like the dedicated pirates would find some way to eliminate/alter the watermarking anyway.

Since it would not affect me, I don't much care if it's instituted, except that implementing it presumably would be added cost that is passed on to the consumer.
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