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Originally Posted by HarryT
If my carelessness results in a loss to someone, I'm struggling to understand how I could be considered not to be responsible for that loss. The fact that I didn't do it maliciously, in no way changes the outcome of the event.
You seem to be arguing that you don't want the source of pirated books to be trackable, for fear of being held accountable for your actions?
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I don't care about the watermarking. Copyright law requires that I not intentionally distribute copies. As I understand the law, it does not impose any care and custody duties upon me with regard to copyrighted material. My understanding is that absent such duties, I will not be liable for any negligence in losing my Kindle. I am saying that no such requirement should be implemented.
If you stick a USB drive in my unattended computer and copy my files. You are in breach, not I. I am not required to take measures to prevent your breach. You may wish that I was so required, but that does not seem to be the case.
If any such duty were implemented, it ought to apply to paper as well. If I leave my paperback on the bus, anyone could come along and toss it on a scanner. I ought to be required to keep my bookshelves locked at all times.