On Sun, 15 Jul 2012 13:38:18 -0400, Nicole Massey wrote   
   (in article ):   
      
      
   >> After doing some more thinking about this stuff what about embedding   
   >> the buyers name, email, address, etc. in each copy (multiple times).     
   >> Each person   
   >> would be able to "buy" one copy/license for each copy of the volume.  I   
   >> typically buy two copies of each volume, I don't know why, my wife is    
   >> pretty   
   >> sure I'm crazy but that is a different issue.  But since I buy two    
   >> copies   
   >> and deliver to the same address, I would be eligible to get 1 electronic   
   >> version for all of my electronic gadgets - format's not withstanding.  I   
   >> don't know if PDF, some sort of Amazon/Apple format would be more    
   >> appropriate   
   >> since the more proprietary formats would lend themselves to additional   
   >> features but also obsolescence.   
   >    
   > A common tactic in RPG books is to watermark the buyer's name on each    
   > page of the pdf.    
      
   How effective is this tactic?  I don't think that DRM is actually very    
   effective in practice, but I do respect every author the right to   
   protect their property.   
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