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Originally Posted by Penforhire
But on DRM, it is often (almost always) broken by pirates. Look at the LIT format fiasco! The point is DRM doesn't seem to even slow down pirates so ALL it affects are legitimate users. Aside from the fear of DRM catastrophe (loss of entire library), that is the point many customers are trying to make. Why are they inconveniencing us if it does nothing to stop piracy?
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The same reasoning can be applied to cars. Might as well leave yours unlocked because the Pirates already know how to break it. Reminds me of a ad campaign that said Don't leave your car unlocked or you could make a 'good' boy go 'bad'. It could be argued that the boy is already bad and just waiting for an opportunity but then I didn't write the add.
The application to eBooks says that without DRM all the 'good' boys would go 'bad' and stealing would be rampant.
Dale