The fight against piracy is far from over, and it’s far from stagnate. Internet pirates are normal people; they could be you or me, or a neighbor. But they are far from harmless. Far from stupid. And it seems as though “they” are no longer underestimating them. Whoever is responsible for anti-piracy laws and technology are constantly updating their methods. A new anti-piracy tactic is outlined in this Sexy DRM article I will be using for my portfolio. Much to my joy, there’s a Digital Rights Management technique that does not involve encryption. For e-books, what “they” want to do is to digitally watermark books purchased. When you buy an e-book, your name and other purchasing information will be printed (typed) into the e-book pdf. Should the e-book be illegally copied and distributed, we can identify the original owner. However, this does not guarantee we will be able to identify the culprit; after all, someone might have hacked the poor girl’s kindle and copied her e-book. Despite this drawback, I find myself in favor of the digital watermark for its user-friendly quality.