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Originally Posted by Steven Lyle Jordan
I didn't mean to imply that ALL consumers are doing the things I mentioned. The average consumer is buying a digital file and reading it on their reader of choice. What I did mean to imply is that the consumer has the option of doing the things I described... they are not effectively prevented from doing those things.
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There's nothing effectively preventing me from performing brain surgery on my roommate - except it would be illegal and I don't know how to perform brain surgery.
Theoretically, every consumer has the option to strip DRM for most available formats, simply on the basis that the tools exist to do so. But there are plenty of people effectively prevented from using those tools.
I would like to state at this point that if you are getting attacked for merely being a content producer, that isn't fair because YOU personally aren't a part of that problem - you clearly give people multiple DRM-free format options, as well as giving them the option to buy directly from you or from their preferred retailer. I appreciate that, believe me, because it eliminates three problems: DRM, format issues, and the prevailing retail model. Four, actually, if you count Agency pricing. All of these issues cause frustration for many. You provide what most of us want - options. Thank you for that.