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Originally Posted by Catlady
Aunt Mary and Cousin Pete just want to share the e-book the same way they've been accustomed to sharing physical books.
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But they are committing piracy. This is a matter of educating the public: that creating a COPY of a book is not the same as LENDING a physical book, because you're creating extra copies. If you give a copy to Aunt Mary, and Aunt Mary gives a copy to Cousin Pete, THREE people now have the book, but only one copy has been bought. It's this type of "casual piracy" that's at the root of the problem, and it's this that DRM really does help to prevent.