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Originally Posted by Surur
Just understand, sometimes the rules (and even the laws) are wrong, and as long is you are not hurting anyone (and no, lost profit by not buying a copy of the book to give to your wife to read on her clie does not count) then I dont see any problem in breaking the rules.
Surur
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There are many stupid laws in any country. If you break them in private, then there is a good chance no one will bother you about the illegal deed. However, if you flaunt what you do, help others do the same, and taunt the people who want the stupid law, then maybe you should reconsider your approach when you see the hammer coming down. If you were to write your own version of Convert LIT and only use it for you own stuff, tell no one, the repercussions would probably be negligent.
If you want to support the ebook industry, use the purchases the way the terms of sale dictate. Support the multiformt editions available from places like Fictionwise more than the secure formats.
If you let it be known that DRM is being circumvented, then Corporate Executives will say “Add more security!” or “Ebook security costs us too much, remove the items from the marketplace.” That’s how they think.
If Corporate Executives see multiformt ebooks selling without encryption, and no apparent illegal uploads as file shares, then they’ll think of this Great Idea all by themselves: cut the security budget and staff, increase the bottom line, and give themselves a bonus with the funds they saved. That’s how they think. Wouldn’t it really work that way? Maybe not, but at least it is an attempt to use Corporate Executive psychology to achieve a desirable end. Taunts and flaunts will get you nowhere.
I’m not so sure I’d agree that ebooks cost too much. I wouldn’t buy them by the handfuls, like I do with old $1.00 to $3.00 used paperbacks, at the current costs, but many are around the same price as a new mass market paperback. I don’t buy new paperbacks by handful either.