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Originally Posted by EowynCarter
There is a big difference. I'n you case anyone could get in. In the second case, i've just paid for something.
Do they believe people buy e-book to distribute them on the internet ???
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Probably not. A more likely scenario is that someone buys a book and gives a copy of it to a couple of their friends. No harm in that, is there? Those friends in turn pass it on to their friends, and sooner or later it gets into the hands of someone who thinks it'd be cool to upload it to a newsgroup or torrent.
The original purchaser is much less likely to engage in the initial act of casual piracy (heck - they may not even realise that it is piracy) if they know that all subsequent copies of the book can be traced back to them. That's the purpose of watermarking - to give a gentle nudge to people who are fundamentally honest, but might to tempted to just give a copy to a friend - and say "don't do it".