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Originally Posted by QuantumIguana
If watermarking became widespread, someone would write software that would make it trivial to remove. An e-book is essentially a glorified text file.
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Of course it would happen. But the average honest person isn't going to remove it to send to friends. Deterrents generally serve as reminders. That doesn't mean books won't get pirated, stolen and distributed. It stops the casual, unthinking sharing.