Originally Posted by
memebag
Only stupid publishers. Why would I invest in a book with no legal protection against someone else selling it for less? Why would I invest in finding and grooming authors if there was no legal framework for profiting from their work?
If you want evidence of this, look at what happens to books and movies when they enter the public domain.
No, technology can't stop people from copying ebooks. If a human can read it, it can be duplicated.
How to remove Overdrive DRM.
People are willing to steal content if they can get away with it. Laws are how we stop them, just like
they stop people from stealing physical things.
Nobody is stealing anything when it comes to digital content.
They are reproducing it. Really the OPPOSITE of stealing. You can argue it is illegal if you want, but it's not stealing if nothing was taken.