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Still purchase the title, even if locked to a device/server | 45 | 23.56% | |
Look for alternatives, including "pirate" sites, but if not found, purchase the DRM-ed title | 30 | 15.71% | |
Refuse to purchase, either wait for a breakable DRM version, or "pirate" | 116 | 60.73% | |
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12-18-2009, 05:44 AM | #16 |
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12-18-2009, 05:55 AM | #17 |
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Option 3! I just hope that eventually a little bit of common sense will prevail and DRM and geo restrictions will wither away.
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12-18-2009, 06:46 AM | #18 | |
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That said, they're just working on desensitizing the population towards believing the stigma of being a "criminal" is applied entirely arbitrarily. |
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12-18-2009, 11:28 AM | #19 |
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I chose 3, but in truth, I'd probably just buy the paper version.
The results of this should scare publishers even more into irrational acts. Almost 3/4 of those surveyed said they'd ignore the current laws, if pushed even slightly. It _should_ scare them into killing off DRM, but the publishing industry doesn't appear to have any rational brain cells. My one plea: never pirate a Baen (or other DRM-free) book. Regards, Jack Tingle |
12-18-2009, 11:33 AM | #20 |
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I cannot choose any alternative since I refuse to buy a DRM infested book. It does not matter that I can remove the DRM. I do not want to support DRM books which I do if i buy them.
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12-18-2009, 11:40 AM | #21 |
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None of the alternative in the poll answer the question in the thread title ("does DRM drive you to piracy?"). The last alternative should be split into "Refuse to buy", "Refuse to buy amd pirate", "Refuse to buy and wait for breakable DRM" or something like this.
I refuse to buy DRM:ed books and that has lead to me pirating some book. I also think it is immoral to remove DRM from a book since you then supports the system with DRM and will cause it to live longer. |
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I want to buy Sharpe's Tiger by Bernard Cornwell in eformat: Is it available in the UK? - no, not at the moment Can I buy it from the US? - no, regionally restricted Are there illegal copies available? - you betcha So if I follow this through to the logical but illegal conclusion, I could download a pirate copy for free, or could even download Cornwell's entire œuvre for free, but I cannot legally **BUY** a copy and put money in the publisher's and author's hands. Rational brain cell count = zero |
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12-18-2009, 05:51 PM | #23 | |
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On the part of the buyer, it's possibly providing false information-but in most jurisdictions I'm familiar with that's only a crime when it's provided to authorities (and even then, often only in a sworn statement). The closest crime I can think of is fraud-and since the buyer is paying for the product I'm not sure that fraud would fit either. (I'm sure the buyer could be charged with fraud, I'm just not sure (s)he would be convicted.) |
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12-18-2009, 06:00 PM | #24 |
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DRM does not drive anyone to piracy. DRM is an inanimate bit of computer code or other form of restriction and has no ability to impel a sentient being to anything.
The inconvenience, dislike or whatever of DRM is used as a rationale for the entirely personal decision by some/many to engage in piracy. For the record I voted for number 3 as, though not entirely accurate, it was the closest to my reality. Cheers, PKFFW |
12-18-2009, 06:19 PM | #25 |
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YADT (yet another DRM thread) But, I voted in the poll for the heck of it. BOb |
12-18-2009, 06:38 PM | #26 |
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I'd buy the p-book (if it's out in paperback, otherwise I'd wait) and make my own ebook.
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12-18-2009, 06:50 PM | #27 | |
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In the real world, if I can strip the DRM easily, and if the price is right, I'll buy a book which interests me. What prompted this poll, was this: I almost clicked "Buy" for one of the Lonely Planet country guide books, which have become available in AZW format. But then I realized that it is in Topaz format, so I did not purchase it. Instead, I will use the couple of paper books I have (one is the same LP edition) and probably download one of the widely available PDF versions to try on my laptop. LP has already made a lot of $$ from me, but they and Amazon missed out on this purchase. Because of DRM. I was curious if others feels similarly, and what the ratio among the different attitudes towards purchasing DRM-ed books is. |
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12-18-2009, 06:59 PM | #28 | |
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12-18-2009, 07:53 PM | #29 |
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I voted for the third option, but what I generally do in that case is buy the paper version (preferably used).
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12-18-2009, 08:25 PM | #30 |
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