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Originally Posted by Mambo
Unfortunately DRM is needed and we should be happy with it.
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How much is the Content Cartel paying you to shill for them here?
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Originally Posted by Mambo
DRM is not against the Pirates. There is no solution that can stop you if you really want, to scan or carry out any other means of reproducing and copying it.
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Exactly. So DRM cannot fulfull its stated goal: protection of content.
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Originally Posted by Mambo
DRM is to stop the average person, from copying or stealing books.
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Now you are off track. Since DRM cannot protect content, it's used to
lock a person into a particular device or service. Not to prevent the average person from copying or stealing.
Also, DRM prevents the lawful owner from exercising his rights over a purchased product. When I purchase a pBook, I have the right to re-sell that book to anyone I choose. I do not have that right with an eBook with DRM.
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Originally Posted by Mambo
The average person will want the book now, and he compares the effort of stealing (removing DRM or searching on the net) against the efforts of working and paying for the book. If he concludes that it is easier just to pay, then he will not steal. Furthermore, he is likely not practiced in removing DRM, so he will more likely buy.
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You are absolutely correct! So when no one will sell an eBook of the latest Harry Potter story that runs on <insert your favorite eBook reader here>, people have no choice but to get a pirated version.
So to stop people from pirating, shouldn't publishers satisify the market that they know exists instead of
purposely ignoring it?
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Originally Posted by Mambo
What we rather need are widespread DRM formats and reader softwares available on all platforms.
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In order for DRM to work, it must use a closed, proprietary reader for eBooks. That will never become widespread - for the simple reason that DRM is used to lock users into a particular device and a widespread reader will prevent that.