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Originally Posted by ScalyFreak
The easiest and most convenient method to lend a DRMed book to a friend/family member is still to strip the DRM. That way, they can read it just like they could a paper book I lend them.
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Actually, not really just like a paper book. As others have pointed out, with a physical book lending means you give them
your copy. This not only means you will not have access to your book for the duration, but also that there is only that one copy being circulated. That will not be the case with ebooks that are stripped and copied.
I'm certainly no fan of DRM, but in this regard I can see the points that stonetools and HarryT made about casual sharing of ebooks.
I would suggest that we in the 'anti-DRM clan' should be careful about promoting such casual sharing. Once we start making arguments in favor of the same, it starts to color the other side's perception of us and causes them to dismiss our legitimate arguments.
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* Edit: The above post (posted while I was writing this) conveniently proves my point. Talk about a weird coincidence.