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[ PRIVACY Forum ] DRM is crushing indie booksellers online
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Sat Apr 7 13:50:07 2012
Date: Sat, 7 Apr 2012 10:34:02 -0700
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DRM is crushing indie booksellers online
http://j.mp/Hqp35O (paidContent)
"DRM is supposed to prevent piracy and illegal file sharing. In order
to provide DRM, you need at least $10,000 up front to cover software,
server, and administration fees, plus ongoing expenses associated with
the software. In other words, much bigger operating expenses than a
small business can afford. By requiring retailers to encrypt e-books
with DRM, big publishers are essentially banning indie retailers from
the online marketplace. DRM is like the anti-theft sensors by the
doors at the drugstore. The sensors go off all the time, but they
still can't stop a crafty teenager who knows how to remove a magnetic
tag - nor can they stop criminals who break in and steal directly from
the till."
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