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I said I was done, but had to respond to that last shot, moz.
FACT: Piracy is an insoluble problem, from a technical standpoint. At some point, a book has to be readable to be a BOOK. Readable books can be copied. Period.
Where does that leave us? With
1) Publishers (and authors) who need a reasonable degree of protection, and the ability to treat an e-book sale as they would a paper book sale.
2) Consumers who want to be able to own their e-book (rather that "license" it), and not be limited to a specific device.
An encryption system meets those needs. Public Key cryptography is proven, is in use every day, and has an existing infrastructure. If the example of webmail doesn't clarify things for you, nothing further I say will, either. The fact that the idea has merit is its use by some publishers already, as other members have explained.
I'm all for intelligent debate, but won't engage in a battle of wits with the unarmed.
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