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Re: Market Research 101 [message #74975 is a reply to message #74972]

Thu, 10 February 2011 08:42

Carsten Lechte
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Registered: August 2006

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On 10/02/11 17:11, Ben Tupper wrote:
> I have encountered password protected PFDs in the past. I know that it
> isn't fool proof, but would that help stem the tide?

I would say, no, it would not. Even if the encryption was perfect, it
only takes a single buyer of the book to convert it to an unprotected
format. And if it can be displayed on a computer screen, it can be
copied. People who plan to pirate the book in order to sell it would
probably expend this effort to circumvent the protection.

Encryption also tempts the author to disallow printing (you would have
to do that, otherwise the whole protection would be pointless). Now
the legally purchased product is intentionally less useful than the
pirated version. While one could always buy the book and also grab the
pirated version, overall, it would not be a pleasant buying experience.

This sounds depressing, but that is all I can offer in a world where
digital copies cost practically nothing to make.

chl

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		Re: Market Research 101 By: Teddy Allen on Thu, 10 February 2011 11:33
		Re: Market Research 101 By: David Fanning on Thu, 10 February 2011 10:48
		Re: Market Research 101 By: astroboy2k on Thu, 10 February 2011 10:38
		Re: Market Research 101 By: David Fanning on Thu, 10 February 2011 10:19
		Re: Market Research 101 By: David Fanning on Thu, 10 February 2011 09:28
		Re: Market Research 101 By: Carsten Lechte on Thu, 10 February 2011 09:18
		Re: Market Research 101 By: David Fanning on Thu, 10 February 2011 09:05
		Re: Market Research 101 By: Carsten Lechte on Thu, 10 February 2011 08:42
		Re: Market Research 101 By: David Fanning on Thu, 10 February 2011 08:31
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