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Originally Posted by HarryT
It's trivially simply to remove most common forms of encryption DRM.
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Again, I agree.
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Originally Posted by HarryT
Watermarking is, I would argue, much more effective at preventing piracy than encryption is.
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I'll accept that.
Of course, the end user has to know the purpose of the watermark as well as the ramifications of distributing watermarked content; its only a deterrent to piracy if there are
consequences. As of date, I am not aware of any action taken against
any form of piracy in this country.
The e-reader and ebook market in my country is in its infancy. As far as I can tell, there are 3 types of people in this market:
The first are those who actually shop online; therefore, they are aware that such a thing as an ebook exists. Those who have international credit cards can purchase content from international ebook stores. Those who don't can purchase ebooks from a smattering of local ebookstores which are disorganised and not publisized.
The second and third category comprises people like me who are fairly internet savvy; some of us do download from pirate sites but purchase any book we want to keep. Others do not.
Watermarking does not really affect the first category. If they like the ebook they have purchased, they will share it with their friends and family much like a physical book. The second and third category who download from pirate sites don't care about the watermark either as long as it doesn't substantially affect their reading experience. In fact, I'm pretty sure the third category doesn't care either way because they're not paying for it.
But anyway, I digress. Lets assume I incorporate watermarking into my ebooks. Can I convince my publisher that it will justify the additional amount I will charge for this during aggregation?
Again I say: I would like to convince the publishers that DRM, or to be more specific, encryption, does 'nothing but annoy the customer'. Am I right? Or is there more to it than that?