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Originally Posted by MGlitch
I think the point is that the DRM libraries use is so easily stripped and they’re free to get. So pirates are getting something for nothing.
I don’t really agree with this since it only takes a single purchase and literally everyone on the planet could in theory have the book so that embargo isn’t going to do anything to curb piracy. And I think that at least internally the publishers are aware that piracy is probably not the largest factor in the losses.
I’m also still solidly in the embargo camp for other reasons
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People who want to pirate are going to pirate. They can always scan the book in if it comes down to that. The point of DRM is to prevent casual sharing among every day users.
The point of the embargo is to get people to buy the book rather than just get it at the library. It's not aimed at the dedicated library patron who proudly rarely buys books. That's just a small percentage of the reading population and they were never customers of publishers anyway. It's aimed at those who are willing to buy books and want the book when it comes out, not several months later after all their friends have already bought the book and had their discussions about it.