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Originally Posted by JohnClif
Those who are against DRM have yet to answer how they would ensure that authors/publishers get compensated fairly without it. And, 'fairly' means they get paid according to their terms, not yours. The customer's choice is to buy or not buy, not rip off the author/publisher because they disagree with the price.
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Thanks for responding John. It's great to hear from an author.
First - I have no quibbles about price. If I feel something is too expensive, I won't buy it. A purchase is a contract where both parties must be satisfied. Charge whatever you want - the market will determine whether you are right or wrong.
Second - I'm not sure it's fair to burden a purchaser with the responsibility of ensuring that authors and publishers are treated fairly. As I've said before, once I legally purchase your content, I have fulfilled all of my copyright, moral, and financial responsibilities. The transaction is completed. DRM is a pain in the hinder - an inconvenience for me the legal purchaser of your content. DRM attempts to halt piracy, but mostly just effects your customers - NOT the pirates. I'd like my eBooks to work the same way that pBooks do. They are locked onto a single reader and a single PC. That would be like buying a pBook and being forced to read it only when seated in one specific chair. I don't have the answers - I just know that burdening customers with feeble DRM is not the answer. Stop the pirates without inconveniencing the customers. It's a hard problem, but smart people can figure it out.
Best regards,
PCH