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Originally Posted by HarryT
I'm afraid you're missing the point. The problem is finding out the identity of the uploader. That's what requires the ruinously expensive court case to get the information from the site owner, ISP, etc. That's the process that's currently denied to the small content creator because of the cost involved. A small claims court is fine once you know who the uploader is.
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What it comes down to, as usual, I show much privacy one can ask law-abiding citizens to give up to be able to catch the culprits.
Personally, I prefer a watermark system over the current DRM since DRM inconveniences me -- I have to remove it every time I purchase a book. A watermark shouldn't bother me if I shift between kindle and epub format. Since I don't distribute ebooks I purchase beyond our own ereaders I shouldn't have anything to fear from the watermark system. However, since publishers could request purchaser information without having to go through court there's a reasonable chance some marketing chap will get a semi-brilliant idea one day and push the request button anyway. So I really prefer to decide myself with whom and when my data gets shared.
And of course, the professional uploaders will be able to circumvent watermarking in no time, all being back at square one.