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Old 02-20-2012, 02:23 PM   #40
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Are you willing to concede that Apple does believe that DRM schemes have no place in an anti piracy strategy?

I will happily concede that Apple believes that DRM schemes have no place in an anti MUSIC piracy scheme.
I think Apple's views on DRM are more nuanced than binary DRM/ no DRM choice.
Apple's business model is all about offering great user experience to the consumer by offering great hardware , then linking the hardware to great content offered through their stores. As a result, they work hard at securing great content through deals with content providers. As far as DRM is concerned, they tell content providers : " Look, if it makes you feel secure to offer content with DRM, we've got the best DRM in the business. If you want to offer content DRM free, we can do that too. Just don't offer DRM free content outside our hardware platform while insisting that content offered through our store have DRM. That's sh*t business strategy, and we won't do it. "

Now you concede that Apple believes law enforcement has a place in anti piracy strategy. Do YOU believe the same, and if so, what would it look like?
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