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Originally Posted by pdurrant
No such thing. Or rather, there's no DRM system that's as good or better than no DRM from the users point of view.
Well, with the possible exception of social DRM. I would like a social DRM system that added a page to the front matter of any ebook I bought that included (nicely formatted, of course), my name, the on-line store I bought the book from, the date I bought the book, how much I paid for it, and a nice signature of the author or editor.
I would consider such a 'DRM' system to actually be better than no DRM.
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I wouldn't, but that's because I'm intensely concerned about the overreach of lawyers and I'm very much aware of how vulnerable my books are to anyone serious about pirating from me.
Social DRM concerns me because if someone uploads an "To: Ana Mardoll" book to a torrent, I can't prove it wasn't me.
Having said that, if it wasn't legal to prosecute based on watermarking, I think it'd be a nice, pretty feature. I'd probably go for that...
...except now I'm thinking how I wanted to replace all my stamped books after my divorce and name change because I didn't want to think about my ex every time I opened a book. Nevermind.