It's situations like these that make me shake my head over DRM, because I'm willing to bet (based on the formats I saw when I first went and actually looked at what was there for d/l, in a kind of disbelieving trance) that a good number of them were stripped-DRM files. There are actually freeware apps that now walk you through doing that. Which means, to me: not only does DRM annoy the hell out of those of us who are honest, it doesn't even work.
It's really becoming clear to me that someone needs to come up with a friendly kind of DRM, one that is seamless to the user -- that is, lets me do what I want with my limited rights without getting in my way -- but that also makes it possible for someone to crack that shared file and determine the original purchaser, and then nail them to the wall for the damage they're doing. (As, I believe, I would also be justifiably liable if I gave/transferred an ebook to a friend who then turned around and distributed -- because I purchased and it was my actions/choice that led to someone else being able to do that.)
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Date: 11 Jun 2009 04:54 pm (UTC)It's really becoming clear to me that someone needs to come up with a friendly kind of DRM, one that is seamless to the user -- that is, lets me do what I want with my limited rights without getting in my way -- but that also makes it possible for someone to crack that shared file and determine the original purchaser, and then nail them to the wall for the damage they're doing. (As, I believe, I would also be justifiably liable if I gave/transferred an ebook to a friend who then turned around and distributed -- because I purchased and it was my actions/choice that led to someone else being able to do that.)