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Originally Posted by Ransom
I don't know much about the DRM controversy. Can someone point me to some good threads on it?
Thanks.
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I'm sure some one will point you, but in over-simplified shorthand:
Some publishers claim DRM is needed to protect their rights and save the industry. Without it, virtually no one would buy books, everyone would just share with their friends and spread content around the Internet, so authors will will be less inclined to invest themselves in creating good books.
Some people feel that DRM does no good at all and only serves to hinder their legitimate use of the material and trod on their rights. It's adds costs and complexity, and protects no one from anything, since anyone inclined to share or pirate can do so with trivial effort, DRM or no.
There is also a large population in the middle for whom DRM is essentially transparent and therefor they have no strong awareness or opinion on the matter.
ApK