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iTunes can charge for the following. They are legal (cannot be sued), they have a platform (main reason & integration), quality control over songs (consistantly good) no viruses (safe) and culture (snob bragging rights).

You do not have to strip search. Just be patient and let the system destroy backward compatility and law enforcement to get the major infringers.

Think of how much more money Doctorow would make if he locked the content and slowed the losses. Those bands are awful. That is why they are self promoting. The studios will not touch them. They will not go anywhere. They also have the right to avoid a studio. However if the studios noticed them, they would sign in a heartbeat. Haggle smartly.

To break the code imbedded in a file, the file will be mangled in the attempt. You will not even know what to go after. It will be encrypted and scattered.

Most people will not care about DRM in their equipment. It will slowly be introduced to min. disruption.

Not really. It will prevent you from playing from computer to computer. It will be able to play on different reader devices.

The people that DRMed it will be responsible for un-DRMing it. If you profit by it, you can take care of it. All you have to do is release a unprotected file on the website. The locusts will take care of the rest.

The time of copyright should end with the original author's life. His heirs should work for a living.

The losses are not trivial. They will be moderate and you will feel it. Also copyright has to be vigoursly defended. That is another reason they pursue infringers. You might have to DRM it. That might be viewed as a necessary step to defend your copyright.

Oh yes, the book is not on the internet. No wonder you do not sweat like the studios. I know you wouldn't like me to scan it to pdf and pass it around for free.

What is the name of the book?

I wouldn't do that to you. You remind me of some postal retirees that are in favor of abolishing SS. Of course their checks are not drawn on the system. They are starting to dislike Bush. There is hope for them.

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