Re: FN-FORUM: Advice on DRM needed

date posted 6th November 2007 21:56

Dave Cross wrote:
>
> Leon stacey wrote:
>
>> DRM??? Hmmm, I support it. After all, if you made something that
>> would be subject to having DRM applied to it, would you want your
>> product to be stolen and taken advantage of by potentially the world
>> then gain nothing from it yourself?
>
> I've been in this situation. Not with music, but a PDF copy of my
> first book has been all over the internet since it was first released
> six years ago.
>
> The publisher asked all of their authors if they supported adding some
> kind of DRM to their eBooks. Nothing changed so I assume that everyone
> else voted no like me.
>
> The simple fact is that DRM doesn't work. All it does is stop honest
> users from doing things that they legitimately want to do. Sure, it
> prevents all but the most determined user from making illegal copies
> of your content. But it only takes _one_ determined user to do that
> and your DRM becomes pointless.
>
> I bet I could find non-DRMed copies of any DRM-protected content on
> the internet within a day or so.
>
> It doesn't work. I'ts a waste of time.
>
> Dave...
>
Thanks Dave. I appreciate hearing from an author who has been directly
involved.
Cheers
Vicki