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In any case, given that DRM can now be readily circumnavigated, where is the real point to its overly encumbering existence and won’t the power of the Internet consumer win in the end?
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A couple of reasons for DRM to exist.
Libraries could not lend books.
Without DRM and the copyright restrictions anyone could resell multiple copies of a book they had acquired. I know DRM does not exclude this, but it probably stops quite a few.
The majority of people cannot or will not remove DRM and many of these people buy ebooks.
Book stores, authors, publishers etc. have always lost a lot of sales due used book stores, photocopying, libraries, and even trading and lending among friends. Perhaps they see ebooks and DRM as a way to actually increase their sales.
If they ever get the idea to sell ebooks substantially cheaper than pbooks they could possibly wipe out the used book stores and most of the new books stores and hardly anyone would care about DRM. (My opinion only)
Helen