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Originally Posted by MCoorlim
I don't like it. I get why it exists - you don't "purchase" an ebook, you "purchase" the licensing to enjoy it - but DRM is a poor solution to a problem that doesn't really exist.
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DRM puts "Rental" terms on something you are expected to pay "owner" prices for.
It's pure and utter horsepucky. Want to rent it to me? Sure, charge me 2 dollars and give me a "return by" date. Don't charge me $15 and then tell me in the fine print that it's not really mine!
I expect DRM on temporary materials such as library loans. Not on something that has my credit card number on the receipt.
I had a friend who wouldn't buy anything unless he knew it was also available on TPB. I wouldn't be surprised if half the so-called "pirates" are actually people who do the same. I don't find a lot of Baen books on pirate sites. Almost any other "booktitle + epub" if it is sold DRM normally a filesharing site isn't too far down on a google search query.