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It seems to me that it might be that the situation in the UK, for ebooks, might
actually be an issue of more people who are stealing ebooks because they expect
to get things for "free". He totally avoided expressing an opinion on DRM. Here in
the states I think most of us are used to paying something for what we get and
usually hold anything available for "free" as suspect. In fact while most of us will
accept that we can only afford cheap Chinese made goods from WalMart, at least
for our routine purchases, we have available higher priced merchandise. So while
we may avoid the suspect "free" offerings we are likely to expect that someone
will be offering a cheap version of what we want in relatively short order. Therefor
we are more likely to look for, or wait for, the offer that we can afford rather than
consider taking any "free"/stolen offering. Not that we don't have plenty of dishonest
people, just that we expect to pay something, if we are to get anything of lasting or
significant value.
What I wish these Author based postings would consider is that for most of us, in the
US, DRM is the issue as here they make laws based on excuses/subterfuge, in this case
to fight Piracy while the DRM only restricts the use that the user can make of a
legitimately purchased product. The author and publishers have a natural and honest
reason to be concerned about Piracy, which this Blog addressed, but do they really
think that DRM is helping their cause? The blogger could have considered an issue that
effects those who DO purchase ebooks, DRM. No one downloading an ebook for free
has to deal with DRM, it's only an issue for those of us who actually buy our ebooks.
(Or perhaps the author doesn't consider the ebook to be ours, I don't consider it mine
until I have removed the DRM infection.) It is the Author's thinking in regard to this,
the use of DRM scams that I would like to hear. We have to assume that they are the
ones demanding it or at least allowing it.
Luck;
Ken
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