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Hmm... I see DRM as something that interferes with my use and ownership of the
ebooks I buy. It is not something that prevents my purchase of an ebook, as it is
relatively easy to remove the DRM. If the DRM were to become overly difficult or
impossible to remove, I would be forced to consider other options. Also, that
situation would go a long way to making real Piracy a commercially viable proposition.
Lack of DRM doesn't equate to a free ebook, (in the $ sense). The removal of DRM
from ebooks sold to the public is not likely to make it any easier "for a person to
obtain a pirated copy of a book". The pirates would laugh at DRM, if it were a factor
in their activities. Those fanatics who are posting scanned or stolen prerelease
copies of books are like our Mr./Comrade "Giggleton" who have an opposition to the
idea of property rights on principle. Fortuitously they are, as a group, small in
number and not inclined to exert themselves. (Of course if you were to add a
commercial potential to the operation, there might be a change in that situation.)
I buy ebooks to read on my many platforms or on the platform of my choice, DRM
is an irritant. I, as an honest, skeptical, prudent person, tend to avoid stolen goods
and am disinclined to trust internet sites that offer them. (No more than I would
buy a $10,000 Rolex for $10 from someone on the street.) I shop at legitimate sites
"Newegg", and such. The same goes for ebooks. As cheap as I may be, I would not
play around with "torrents" or even "eBay" for that matter.
Put another way, I think most people prefer to buy from a legitimate source, and are
not often lured by an offer of something for nothing, from a shady source. Dropping
DRM will not change that.
Luck;
Ken
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