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Originally Posted by DMcCunney
DRM is about as effective at preventing piracy as the average door lock is at stopping a burglar who is a skilled lock picker. The good ones will go through the door without breaking stride.
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But the purpose of a doorlock is not to defeat the professional criminal; it's there to tell the honest person "you're not supposed to go through this door".
DRM is the same. Its purpose is to remind the honest but perhaps misguided user who tries to copy a book for his friends, "sorry, you're not supposed to do that". Obviously it doesn't deter the person who's decided to break the law, any more than a doorlock does.
I'm not defending DRM; just saying why it's there. In an ideal world none of us would need to lock our doors.