Copyright issues

A writer's query elicited this reply from me today.
Copyright questions often come up. There is absolutely nothing to stop anyone infringing copyright, copying work and passing it off as their own. It's possible to do this with any work, printed or digital. If the stolen work then becomes a huge success, the original author can be a) extremely proud and b) go into battle. On WRD the downloader's name and address and date of purchase are recorded - unlike bookshop sales - so lawyers can cite dates. However, the b) option is likely to be beyond the budget of the victim. What are the chances of such huge success from a stolen work happening? Pretty infinitesimal, I think. Very few people make their fame and fortune from writing. A thief is not going to succeed where the genuine author hasn't yet succeeded.

There is something called DRM. To quote:

Digital rights management is a generic term for access control technologies that can be used by hardware manufacturers, publishers, copyright holders and individuals to impose limitations on the usage of digital content and devices.

But it's not foolproof and is said to be more trouble than it's worth to impose.

My view is that the more readers a writer has the better for that writer. So I don't want to restrict access in any way.