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Originally Posted by sempiter
Hello everybody. This is my first post here, so please accept my apologies for any breaches of forum etiquette.
So let's start. I have bought a lot of eBooks and many come with DRM. Although I'm not especially keen on DRM, I /do/ understand that publishers would like to prevent unauthorised copying of their content.
However, I would also like a measure of reassurance and I'm not absolutely sure that common types of DRM provide it. More specifically, I would like to know that the books I buy are genuine publisher authorised copies. How can I establish that this is the case?
Please note that I only buy eBooks from booksellers that are, as far as I know, reputable. But there is an element of trust involved. Suppose, for the sake of argument, that unauthorised copies end up being distributed by the bookseller, either on purpose or by accident. It's clearly important for both the publisher and book buyer that this doesn't happen. How can I know this is indeed not happening?
Thank you!
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There is no guarantee that what you are buying is copyright-owner authorised. Some retailers make an effort to only sell merchandise that the copyright-owner approves. Other retailers go out of their way, to ensure that the only merchandise that they sell, is not copyright-owner approved.
You'll have to make your own list of merchants whose wares you trust to be copyright-owner approved.