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Originally Posted by nekokami
2 - Look into "social DRM", by which I mean a system that embeds the purchaser's identity in the text, for all to see. Include a valid email address (confirmed by response of purchaser) and phone number. You don't have to worry about making it impossible to remove. This will slow up anyone that more customary DRM would work on, and won't irritate your customers nearly as much as regular DRM.
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I seem to be the only person that feels this way, but as I user I would be more worried about social DRM than the anti-social sort ;-)
The reason being that 'real' DRM prevents accidents. I can't accidentally share a file for the entire world to see, or accidentally copy it to my laptop, which then gets stolen. Also, if something *does* happen, well, that's too bad for the publisher (to the tune of a few lost sales), but it's not bad for me.
On the other hand, with Social DRM, it's easy to imagine a scenario where your file gets accidentally shared somehow - a family member installs file-sharing software, or your computer/device gets hacked or physically stolen. Now your personal info is out in the wild, and your reputation has suffered irreparable harm. Depending on the info that gets out, too, the financial damage could be considerable.