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Originally Posted by BillSmithBooks
I would argue that watermarking is NOT DRM for one simple reason:
DRM is designed to prevent you from copying or using on different devices without the express permission of the book's (song, movie) creator. It is intended to prevent format shifting or making multiple backup copies.
Watermarking prevents none of those things. It does however provide an incentive not the share your book with everyone on the planet for fear of having your account deactivated (in the case of Pottermore).
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You are conflating digital rights management with "copy protection". They are not precisely the same thing. Copy protection is a "technical" measure to prevent you from making unauthorised copies of a book; DRM is
any method the rights holder may choose to use to manage their rights. Copy protection is one form of DRM, but there are many others, of which watermarking is absolutely unquestionably one.