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Old 03-22-2011, 04:02 PM   #340
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Originally Posted by toddos View Post
So really the question is not, "Why shouldn't publishers stop using DRM?" but instead, "Why should publishers continue to use DRM when all of the evidence proves that it's more harmful than helpful?"
They shouldn't, yet they still do.

What is an interesting question is does it pay off? Are the extra sales generated when DRM inconveniences a poor soul who does not know (or does not wish to) get around it really outweighing the benefits of DRM-free model?
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