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Originally Posted by anamardoll
And a HP database containing the personal information of all HP eBook fans wouldn't be a boon for unethical hackers?
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So why should hackers be interested in your watermark if they've compromised the servers? The presence of a watermark is irrelevant. No-one will be able to use it to gain personal information about you without also having access to the servers, and if they have that, then the watermark adds nothing more to what they already have. Your objections are irrational.
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I'll buy the books off Kobo when they come available there. I rather suspect they will eventually. 
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Explain to me how giving your name, address and CC# to Kobo is different.
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Originally Posted by JSWolf
Not to worry, it will be figured out how to remove the watermarks. Even if they are stored in the graphics, someone will figure it out.
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Undoubtedly. But the fact is that most pirates are lazy. All they really need do is put one watermark in an obvious place while squirrelling some others away elsewhere. With time, people will be able to compare multiple copies and figure out whatever scheme they use, but by then they'll have the names of those who rush to be the first to upload the books to file-sharing sites.
Watermarking isn't going to stop the retail ebooks from being pirated, but neither does DRM. What it will do is allow them to take action against some of the people responsible for uploading them in the first place while allowing legitimate customers to enjoy them without the baggage and lock-in that DRM entails.