On Fri, 20 Jul 2012 10:22:54 -0400, Wayne Dernoncourt wrote
(in article <0001HW.CC2EE1FE00005CEFB05949DF@news.panix.com>):

> 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....

Re-reading what I wrote it sounds like I'm minimizing what you said.
I didn't mean to imply that, I was wondering if someone else has more
information about the level of success that embedding the purchasers
information in the file.
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