"Wayne Dernoncourt"  wrote in message    
   news:0001HW.CC28CD7E00015F9EB030A9DF@news.panix.com...   
   > On Sun, 15 Jul 2012 13:38:18 -0400, Nicole Massey wrote   
   > (in article ):   
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   >>> 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.   
      
   Not sure. It persists, so it must be working on some level, but since I'm    
   blind I don't actually run into it in the things I use, so I can't say if    
   it's a deterrent.   
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