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Originally Posted by jocampo
Right, and we both, most here in MR, are consumers. I want free DRM books. I like freedom, in terms of DRM. I don't care about the format, we have Calibre for that.
And I keep my position. DRM schemes are not good for end users and are not actually stoping or avoiding piracy. A watermark style protection (like your name printed on each page) looks like a smarter way to me, without forcing you to keep using the same ereader all the time.
Do you really think all these DRM stuff is to minimize piracy? please ... this is about ecosystems and money, and Apple to force users to read on Apple readers, B&N on Nooks, and Amazon books on Kindle related apps and hardware, with the advantage that Amazon has a bigger selection and better support for their customers (notice I'm talking about DRM books, I can read free mobi books on my Kindle already)
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I'm looking at this from a broad perspective that encompasses both the company's viewpoint and the consumer's viewpoint. And I do believe that DRM was designed to minimize piracy.
You look at the situation like it's some sort of conspiracy. Although there is some supporting evidence, I highly doubt your conclusion.
Watermark style protections are good, but they could also easily be removed. For example, as you explain it, it could just be cropped out of each page with a batch photo software. If the watermark was behind the actual text, I think that users would find it even more annoying than current DRM methods.
If you could find a better way for DRM (i.e. less troublesome for users and also more secure for companies), I'm sure that companies would eventually start to use it (unless you patent it and add some crazy loyalty fees to it).