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Originally Posted by Steven Lyle Jordan
The consumer can buy a digital file, fairly easily break any DRM that exists, make as many copies as they desire, shift to other formats, and read on any device they desire. They can also give some copies away, and in most cases, not be concerned about legal reprisal.
For the record, if they search, they can often obtain the file without paying for it, and still have the same options.
Yes, I'd consider that a much better deal than content producers and sellers get.
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I’m so sick of this argument. Content producers and sellers are completely destroying the legal rights of the purchaser on a very regular basis. The reason always cited is the one above. But guess what? PEOPLE STEAL. People steal all the time. They steal books, they steal cars, they steal purses – of course they’re going to steal ebooks! That you would think any differently shows either a willful decision to ignore the obvious or a slightly unbelievable naivety. I
every time I read a publisher/author react with surprise. "OMG, someone
stole a copy of my book! Now I have to treat all my loyal and paying customers like thieves in order to punish those people who were never going to give me money in the first place."
I, a legal user and customer, am sick and tired of being treated like a thief simply because thieves exist.
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Originally Posted by CWatkinsNash
It may seem like a consumer "upside" from the producers' point of view, but I have a feeling many of those consumers doing what you describe feel like they're having to jump through hoops to use the content. Plus you're only looking at one segment of consumers - any consumers not able or not willing to take those steps are stuck with what they can get. They're not enjoying the upside you describe.
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This is so true. I don’t know how to strip DRM. Yet. But every time I can’t purchase a book I want to read due to geographic restrictions or format/proprietary device issues, I get a little closer to deciding to learn how to break DRM.
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Originally Posted by FizzyWater
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I was happy to read my eReader format books on my PDA without breaking the DRM. It was only as the various digital readers became available, and yet the books were not usable across all the different devices, that I bothered to learn to break the DRM.
I don't particularly enjoy feeling like a criminal or worrying about someone monitoring my visits to certain websites just to enjoy books I bought.
To me, Agency Pricing that guarantees I have to pay more than I would for print books (I only buy paperbacks) and all the various forms of DRM put the balance strongly on the producers' side.
And I just don't have the time or interest in sorting through all the dreck on independent websites to find the few gems available without DRM. |
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