Re:Ask HN: How should I secure my ebooks?
by demosthenes on Monday April 13, 2009 @03:43PM
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Thanks for the advice!
I see how it would make sense if we had the money to go after people with lawyers. However, I can neither afford that nor am I particularly interested in having to do that.
I mostly see it as a deterrent.
Surely the same effect could be achieved by putting the purchaser's name / email address on there, without the hassle of steganography.
The impact of seeing your data emblazoned on the PDF would probably be a bigger deterrent than a hidden watermark, though of course it could quite easily be removed by a determined pirate.
I see how it would make sense if we had the money to go after people with lawyers. However, I can neither afford that nor am I particularly interested in having to do that.
I mostly see it as a deterrent.
Surely the same effect could be achieved by putting the purchaser's name / email address on there, without the hassle of steganography.
The impact of seeing your data emblazoned on the PDF would probably be a bigger deterrent than a hidden watermark, though of course it could quite easily be removed by a determined pirate.