On Mon, 16 Jul 2012 04:20:32 -0400, Nicole Massey wrote
(in article ):

> 
> "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 ):
>> 
>> 
>>>> 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.

Hopefully someone else that has experience can chime in here....
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