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[smithesquire]

what DRM is,
why you should care, and
what you can do about it.

because we are more than cattle consumers

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[spider_matt]

Ever hear of DVDJon? He's practically DRM's arch nemesis. As long as there is DRM, there will be those combating it. It's not hard to find software to break it these days. Yes, it's annoying to need software to work around it in the first place, but the fact that people do it is enough to make a person wonder if the whole thing is a bit of a ruse. Obviously there's only so much companies can do about it, but they're working on it to appease organizations like the MPAA. How much do the software companies really care about DRM? I don't think it's as much as they allow people to believe. They know just as well as anyone else that even if it were possible to find a way to eliminate all copying of any material, it would be a catastrophic business move. Consumers would be pissed and eventually someone would come along with a better option and steal all the business away. Eventually, I think that's what it will come to with DRM, anyway. How long will these organizations fool themselves about DRM's effectiveness as a viable

[smithesquire]

...as long as it takes for them to take responsibility for their own lackluster sales.
and you're right, DRM won't stop pirates from breaking the locks and then re-distributing,
but this is unfair 'punishment' to the law-abiding masses.
after all, piracy is just an excuse for companies like Sony to eventually sell CDs and DVDs that can only be read in Sony players.
shouldn't there be some kinda laws related to this issue? :p

+josh

[spider_matt]

From Atlas Shrugged"Did you really think that we want those laws to be observed?" said Dr. Ferris. "We want them broken. You'd better get it straight that it's not a bunch of boy scouts you're up against-then you'll know that this is not the age for beautiful gestures. We're after power and we mean it. You fellows were pikers, but we know the real trick, and you'd better get wise to it. There's no way to rule innocent men. The only power any government has is the power to crack down on criminals. Well, when there aren't enough criminals, one makes them. One declares so many things to be a crime that it becomes impossible for men to live without breaking laws. Who wants a nation of law-abiding citizens? What's there in that for anyone? But just pass the kind of laws that can neither be observed nor enforced nor objectively interpreted-and you create a nation of law-breakers-and then you cash in on guilt. Now that's the system, Mr. Rearden, that's the game, and once you understand it, you'll be much easier to deal with