"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.
--- SBBSecho 2.13-Win32
 * Origin: Time Warp of the Future BBS - Home of League 10 (1:340/400)