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Originally Posted by Steven Lyle Jordan
I don't even assume that the only reason I'm not "independently wealthy" is that everyone is stealing and file-sharing my books.
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But you keep telling us that you can't rely on your books as a reliable secondary income source because your work is being pirated.
If piracy is not the reason, the stop complaining about it (
and good authors don't really worry about it).
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Originally Posted by Steven Lyle Jordan
I am also saying that, at some point in the future, I expect a reasonably reliable form of digital document security to surface, providing the same protection of digital property as people have of physical property. Not perfect, but roughly as effective as the key to your car or the lock on your door.
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If this ever happens, it will be the day I'll stop buying ebooks (or will only get them from indie publishers,
sans DRM).
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Originally Posted by Steven Lyle Jordan
And finally, a believe I have a right to be compensated for my work, just as you are compensated for your jobs.
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Who are these people who believe that an author shouldn't be compensated?
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Originally Posted by Steven Lyle Jordan
That's all I'm saying. No terrorists, stormtroopers or firing squads involved, just workable security to protect my products and my property. I fail to see what's so horrific about that, nor why I am painted as a bad guy because I want the same protections for my property and income that you already have for yours..
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If your draconian "protections" were to be implemented, consumers would be locked to one device, full of arbitrary restrictions, and with a product that is worth far less than a paper book (which I can lend or resell at will). That's why you are painted as a bad guy...