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Originally Posted by DMcCunney
But see my query to you elsewhere about piracy. Do you assume they got pirated because Baen doesn't apply DRM? Do you think if they did, it would have prevented it?
If you do, I strongly feel you're mistaken.
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I may have missed it. I'm trying to catch up today, but...I'm not sure I can do it...
I can only say that those books have been pirated more freely and repeatedly than my other fantasies (which, in fact, have not been pirated at all so far, although I know it's certainly possible).
I do have other pirated publisher books out with DRM--categories, for instance, seem to be on a target list of some sort, and are pirated as soon as they become available--so I understand that DRM is no absolute deterrent.
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I don't know what your expectations were - only that Baen obviously didn't meet them. It happens.
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I had no expectations, because I was given no options, no warning, and in fact, had no agreement in place when my first book went up; nor was I told of its existence. So my issues with the program have little to do with what it is now, but with the nature of its genesis and how dismissively my rights were treated along the way, including rights that were repeatedly usurped (even on reverted books).
This, to my mind, is not covered under "it happens."
However, it affects neither party today, nor any of the current authors--except that it reflects a certain consistency of disregard for author rights (although perhaps it's more accurate to say disregard for MY rights, as I have a sample of only myself to base that on)--and certainly none of the readers who are enjoying the program. From a reader point of view, it seems to work really well.