Quote:
Originally Posted by Nate the great
I think this sums up DRM pretty good:
Prohibition is an awful flop.
We like it.
It can't stop what it's meant to stop.
We like it.
It's left a trail of graft and slime,
It don't prohibit worth a dime,
It's filled our land with vice and crime.
Nevertheless, we're for it.
-Frankin P. Adams
The fifth and seventh lines don't apply, but the sentiment is the same.
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"It's left a trail of graft and slime,"
- Backroom deals between content creators and device makers that prohibit use of the content on anything other than the device.
- FCC being paid to create the Content Flag to enforce control that the broadcasters don't legally have.
"It's filled our land with vice and crime."
- HarryT would probably agree with this one. 8-)