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Originally Posted by stonetools
WEll, THEY think they won't. Then there is the cautionary example of the music business.
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You're mixing up the effect of digital files on a business, and the effect of DRM on digital files on a business.
Digital files, for music or books, aren't going away. So the question is, will having DRM help or hinder?
The experience of the music industry (as I have shown above) is that DRM doesn't help, and DRM-free doesn't seem to hinder.
Since adding DRM to digital files is a cost (both directly and in customer support issues), it seems foolish to continue with it in the publishing industry.