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Originally Posted by Elfwreck
It discourages casual sharing among non-friends. Friends won't care if their name and address (or whatever info is in the watermark) are included in a copy of the ebook.
Watermarking discourages casual sharing to strangers, without interfering with use of the book.
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Yes, but will that matter compared to the easy sharing using peer-to-peer protocol or something else? People wanting to have the book and not wanting to buy it will be able to get it regardless having any friends that have bought the book.