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Originally Posted by Catlady
That casual amateur has to have larceny in his heart, or he's not even going to try the door to find out if it's locked. I live in the big city, I have once or twice been in such a rush that I have forgotten to lock my door and left for the day, and come home to discover ... everything just as I left it. Now, if there had been thieves roaming the neighborhood, they presumably would have been prepared to sneak in whether the door was locked or not. My unlocked door would've saved them a few minutes of time and trouble, but my place would still have been burglarized.
Average user is unaffected because he or she isn't intending to do anything wrong. Average user is unaffected until DRM prevents him or her from accessing a duly bought and paid for book.
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This! A couple of times, I left the door to the apt. I had in the Faubourg Marigny neighborhood of New Orleans which does have crime. There were murders only a block or 2 from me, for pete's sake. Guess what, the place was unmolested when I returned. Of course this was during the day and there were bikes stolen from the courtyard at night once. Anyway, I will willingly pay rather than have the hassle and risk of pirating. I just want to be able to shop from anyplace I want to shop from and still have my books if my device goes down.