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Originally Posted by mr ploppy
He seems to be talking about downloaders, not uploaders. I'm with Jan, it is the original uploader that is at fault, assuming there is any fault, because they are an unauthorised publisher.
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"The path to hell is paved with good intentions", isn't it? The need to identify the source of the pirated material has given birth to the watermarking, credit card numbers being used as DRM keys, etc. God only knows how many of the "sources" for the pirated retail books were clueless victims of hacking/trojan_attacks. Good luck bearing a burden of proof that you were hacked (or your reader lost) in that scenario...
These lawsuits are nothing more than the scare tactics, but I seriously doubt that they are effective. It has been tried before, and it did not help much. The only practical solution, to offer books at a price that makes it inconvenient to search for the pirated material is out of the question, the publishers have a monopoly on the product and want to take the advantage of that situation. While arguments about the morality and legality of the pirating are a very effective forum tactics, they are totally ineffective solutions for the probem: the consumers of the pirated material have obviously crossed that line and are highly unlikely to come to Mobile Read to discuss their choices and be converted.
We are rapidly approaching the situation where the law is widely ignored and becoming impractical to enforce...