...and some others believe that it would do absolutely nothing to deter someone who wants a copy of an e-book. It would also serve as bragging rights for the person who wanted to release the e-book, much like "tagging" and other forms of vandalism. And remember, other people's names and accounts can be used, and e-mail addresses can be cancelled.
About the only way something like this might be a deterrent would be if it embedded permanent ID info into the book... but who's going to buy a book if you have to embed your social security number into it?
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