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Originally Posted by gmw
I can only repeat myself. Computers give you the opportunity, DRM attempts to make it more difficult.
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A "presumption of guilt", in other words? Doesn't work for me.
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that an intellectual property owner is legally obliged to take steps to try and protect their property
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We're not talking about trademarks here. There is no obligation to protect your material in any way. Just like a house-owner is not obliged to keep his doors locked, and theft remains a a crime even so.
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Simply playing with the numbers doesn't change the difficulty of protecting copyright in the computer-age.
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I never said it did. It's important for justifying the legal principle of copyright as such, though. This is not natural law, it's a man-made vehicle.
I'm the first to agree that a new renumeration scheme for authors would be needed. I just don't think Digital Restriction Management helps anyone, not even the ones it's meant to protect. Give the users what they want, at an acceptable price, in good quality. Why bother with the darknet when I can download the same content legally for a few dollars?
The problem right now is that the illegal content is much more attractive in many ways: a format I can use on the device of my choosing, no geo or other restrictions... Yes, it's free, but many people would happily pay for that, too -- were it only available in the same manner. Alas, quote often it's not.