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Originally Posted by Alan
Because those books have been transformed into other formats. Because they are available in other formats (with or without DRM). Because nobody really wants those titles. Because... There is a number of reasons. Format has nothing to do with illegal activity because formats can be changed easily.
Alan
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This answer just proves my point.
I am afraid you have no idea what you are talking about. Just compare titles available in LIT/Mobipocket/Kindle formats.
Books published in LIT format are just the same books published in Mobipocket. The latest bestsellers in other words etc. No one strips DRM and upload them to darknet though.
My point is still valid.
People who don't want to pay for ebooks, they don't pay. DRM or no DRM, it doesn't matter.
However, people who do want to pay for ebooks but don't want to deal with DRM buy LIT books but do NOT distribute them illegaly.
So, if tomorrow Mobipocket removes DRM protection,
almost nothing is going to change. People who didn't want to pay will continue to use darknet. People who wanted to pay, will pay. Why almost? Because a group of people who want to pay for ebooks but will not buy DRMed books will join in.
And again, people who do not want to pay will not pay. DRM doesn't stop them from scanning books and participating in darknet activities and societies. DRM doesn't stop them, then what is a point of DRM? Honest people would pay anyway?
[EDIT] and I apologise for a bit harsher than neccessary language in my previous post. Sorry a bout it.