Hi Bob
I have toyed long and hard with the pros and cons of DRM. We have put sophisticated DRM in our products but at the same time I am very anti the kind of hard commercialised DRM that is evolving.
I believe fundamentally in two principles:
Unauthorised duplication is not theft.
People have a right to make a living from their work.
I would imagine that most of you would as well. But these two principles are at odds with each other and I am not sure of how they can be reconciled. This really is the problem of (not with) DRM.
I think that explains why you, and me and many other peoples uncertainty and insecurity of how to think about DRM.
It’s a fascinating subject, no doubt
Mat Ripley