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Originally Posted by Alan
I have given a lengthy description of how paper books are protected today.
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Which you have been told several times how they are not protected.
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Originally Posted by Alan
Sure, you can scan a paper book. But the resulting photo image does not resemble the book in any way. And you can use OCR, which often comes up with errors, needs proof reading and the result still has nothing to do with the original paper book.
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You've obviously never bought a commercial eBook then. Many of the ones I get from places like Fictionwise have many OCR errors.
Also, many sites that offer free (legal) eBooks use a distributed approach to proofreading. And look how fast the Harry Potter eBooks were made available (and well proofread) after the paper book came out.
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Originally Posted by Alan
They own the right to decide, what you are allowed to do with your book, especially when it comes to making copies.
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Right. And how do you justify the additional rights that DRM creates for the author?