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Originally Posted by stonetools
We don't even have to consider jewelry stores. Think of the B&N store in downtown DC. To enter the store, I walk past a metal detecter and a security guard . The items in the store have RFID tags on the them, which alarm if I try to take the items out of the store without paying for them. Do I feel offended by all this? Do I clutch my pearls and moan that I am being treated like a potential criminal and I deserve the trust of the storeowner? No, and I don't know anyone who does.
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That's all happening BEFORE I PAY FOR THE ITEM. DRM is a restriction AFTER I PAY FOR THE ITEM.
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B. Lots of regular folk become incensed about DRM and stop buyiing books as a result. Right now, they're buying DRMED ebooks hand over fist, and seem OK with DRM .
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Nonsense. Books are not fungible. If I want to buy Anne Perry's latest as an e-book, do I have a choice of buying a DRM version or a non-DRM version? Joe Schmoe's self-published non-DRM schlock is not a legitimate alternative.