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Old 06-24-2011, 04:34 AM   #58
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Originally Posted by HarryT View Post
No, it benefits you. It's a label saying "this is Jon's book". Should anyone else get hold of it, the watermark is proof that the book is your property, not theirs. It's like tagging your property so it can be identified if it's stolen.
How would someone go about stealing an ebook?

I would have thought the intended purpose of watermarks is to let the copyright holder know that it was "John Smith" who uploaded to darknet.
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