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Old 09-21-2010, 02:41 PM   #159
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Originally Posted by murraypaul View Post
DRM is never going to prevent copying. But breaking it introduces an extra, deliberate, step. People cannot just give a copy to a friend, without being clearly aware that this is not permitted. I think that would deter a substantial proportion of people, who don't want to think of themselves as crooks.
It will never prevent 'serious' pirates, it will deter 'casual' ones.
Casual users don't break/bypass the DRM themselves. The 'serious' pirate has already done that for them. DRM can't deter anything if it's already been removed.
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