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Originally Posted by stonetools
I think authors and publishers need to be assured that they will be paid for work. If they don't feel secure, they'll write screenplays, stage plays, or commercial jingles. They wont write novels for free, don't like being ripped off and don';t like being told that piracy and casual sharing is just "advertising" and something they should "put up with". To paraphrase Neil Gaiman, authors aren't our bitches.
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The point is not that authors should just "put up with," piracy and casual sharing; the point is that since DRM has had no measurable effect when it comes to reducing either they should stop backing a dead horse and try to replace DRM with something that works.
It's not about saying the abolition of DRM would lead to some mythical utopia of unicorns and glitter-poopies; it's about saying DRM doesn't work as advertised: all it does is inconvenience or infuriate some paying customers.
If it ain't broke: don't fix it.
If it is broke: do fix it.