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Originally Posted by Boston
But for now, I think drm does what its intended for the most part (e.g. deters illegal sharing of books but isn't so unbendable that it prevents use).
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well... i have to disagree with this... i don't think it deters anyone who is determined to share their files, and i DO think that it sometimes prevents honest customers from accessing their legitimately purchased content...
but i agree that it's probably a question of scale. i think that book sharing is nowhere near the phenomenon music sharing was / is, simply because of the work involved in creating an ebook (particularly if it's not available as a commercial ebook). okay, for harry potter, there are people who are insanely dedicated and are willing to scan, ocr and proofread all night long and get it out there. but other than the insanely popular books i doubt it's anywhere close to the music sharing level.