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Originally Posted by Penforhire
I think the original poster has a valid point as viewed from the other end of the equation. He is rightfully concerned about how authors are paid for their work in a non-DRM digital world... What are the alternatives?
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For authors there are many alternatives. With ebooks, self-publishing is a real possibility, and business models are legion. I believe there is at least one self-publishing author in these fora.
For the publishing industry -- who DRM really serves -- the options are very limited. Publishers are in the uncomfortable position of horse-carriage manufacturers facing the internal combustion engine. They are trying to impose speed limits on us to keep the roads safe for their products.