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Originally Posted by Kasper Hviid
[...]I understand why people want to hinder piracy - it just seem a bit much sometimes. Files can be copied. If you can't deal with that, why not just stick to selling physical books?
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The publisher might say in return: We still sell physical books, if you don't like the way we do DRM, why not buy paper?
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Originally Posted by Barcey
I believe that a more accurate analogy is a landlord putting a lock on your rented apartment so they can control who you let in. I might understand their desire to control how many people you have in the apartment but I don't agree that they get to control it and redefine rental laws. I might understand their concern that if you let 2 of your friends stay with you that your 2 friends won't rent their own apartments and there is less rental income for landlords. Understanding doesn't make it ok.
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The problem with your analogy is that it really only compares to specific forms of DRM - so you are arguing the "how", not the "why". My post was about the "why".