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Originally Posted by Bremen Cole
I do not see it as the Federal Governments job to protect the intellectual rights of corporations. If is is, then why don't they have Federal Marshals at Wal-mart tracking down shop lifters?
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Why is it not? They already deal with patents and copyrights. I see this as no different. Intellectual property, patents, copyrights etc. are valid nationwide--thus it's a federal issue and not a state issue. We wouldn't want a system where someone had to get a patent, or secure their intellectual property in all 50 states separately.
Anyway, I'm fine with it as I'm 100% supportive authors and other owners of intellectual property get the money they deserve for their work.
If it costs too much in your mind, don't buy it. Price doesn't justify stealing.
If you need to put it on multiple devices for your own use (and not to give to others) then fine, strip the DRM. I can't argue with that as long as you're not putting it on file sharing or giving it away and costing the publisher sales.
If authors just want their work in as many people's hands, they can give it away on their website and not sign contracts with publishers.
I just never have understood, or respected, people that don't respect intellectual property rights and expect artists, authors, record labels, publishers etc. to just give away their work or sell it at some low price they deem acceptable.
I get the issues with DRM when it's a hassle to not be able to read you e-book on all your devices etc. But that's a separate issue from whether you respect intellectual property rights. That's just a case of dumb policy from publishers that hurts legitimate users more than it thwarts piracy.
Hopefully this federal involvement will deal with shutting down major file sharers and pirates and not bother with DRM stripping that doesn't involve file sharing, torrents etc.