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Old 12-10-2008, 09:58 PM   #65
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I think publishers are overly afraid of DRM, and it hurts authors. First of all, Cory Doctorow has a quote which is oft-repeated, that obscurity is a bigger threat to authors than piracy. I agree with this. Secondly, 'piracy' is an unavoidable part of every business. The vast majority of customers are honest people who will pay a fair price for what they want. But there will always be 'pirates' and there are in every business. I know my university meal plan when I was in first year university budgeted a certain amount into the cost because people would steal forks and spoons and such. And I bet the corner store budgets a certain amount of loss into their budget to teenagers shoplifting candy bars. That's business. The threat in publishers heads is really vastly, vastly inflated to what it is.
my friend owns a little "corner store" the books are not that complicated

you take what your rent is a month.
you pay off taxes on ciggerettes and Lotto
you add 100 dollars a week of Pay for yourself.

you do the books, and whatevers leftover is in your pocket tax free.
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