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Message: <blockquote data-quote="The Sigil" data-source="post: 1589752" data-attributes="member: 2013">In response to the growing firestorm around DRM and PDFs, I thought as a PDF publisher, it was worthwhile to make my own views clear and take a stand myself.  Don't know if this is the right forum, but here is a link to the open letter posted on my site.<a href="http://www.stcooleypublishing.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=15" target="_blank">http://www.stcooleypublishing.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=15</a>I added the following edit, which I think is important, just a few moments ago:IMPORTANT NOTE (EDITED IN): While I state that DRM is "morally reprehensible" in the article, I do not believe that RPG publishers who use it are also morally reprehensible. I believe RPG Publishers who choose to use DRM with their PDF products simply do not have a full understanding of the full scope of consequences associated with DRM. Even the best people make mistakes when they do not have a complete understanding of the situation. My remarks are meant as a condemnation of DRM and NOT of those who are using it. It's an important distinction. Most RPG publishers I know are really good guys... and even the best people sometimes make bad decisions with the best of intentions. I think most RPG Publishers are trying to protect themselves from being wronged by those who illegally distribute copyrighted material, and not somehow "screw" the consumer... I just don't think they realize the wrongs that DRM inflicts on consumers as "collateral damage" when it does so.--The Sigil</blockquote>

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