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Originally Posted by stonetools
DRM isn't copyright, but it is a way of defending copyright. If there is a better way, then I 'm all for it. But neither I, nor you, nor anyone on this forum, can think of a better way, so here we are. Apparently you are OK with paying lip service with the idea of defending copyright. You just don't like anyone coming up with any effective way of doing it.(Filing lawsuits against pirate sites and sending cease and desist letters is less effective and less popular than DRM, by several orders of magnitude).
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I'm not sure how you can argue that lawsuits are less effective and less popular than DRM. Do you have any numbers to back that up? The thing about it is this: DRM and lawsuits aren't mutually exclusive, because DRM can be stripped off, and you're just as likely to find your work on a file-sharing site. DRM stops the casual person from making copies, but anyone who puts a little research into it can get around most DRM. (I'm not defending piracy. I'm just saying it happens because DRM isn't particularly effective for very long.)
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Originally Posted by stonetools
Now I would be interested in what Jim Baen is doing to protect the IP rights of authors. My guess is not much of anything, since their authors aren't bestsellers for the most part and don't lose much through piracy and casual sharing.
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Jim Baen passed away, so he's not doing much of anything about it these days, unfortunately.
This article on the Baen website might give you some insight into Baen's thinking, though.