[gmw]

Originally Posted by pdurrant

I can respect your principles. They are not mine. Large corporations are treated entirely too much like people. Corporations do not have any word to keep.

I wondered when this one was going to turn up, I even found myself a suitable Simpsons quote ready:

   -- Homer reads the `So you've decided to steal cable' pamphlet,
      ``Homer vs. Lisa and the 8th Commandment''
   Myth: Cable piracy is wrong.
   Fact: Cable companies are big faceless corporations,
         which makes it okay.

You also said:

It's an oddly circular argument to suggest that the DRM is necessary because publishers don't trust customers because they strip the DRM.

And I agree ... although would be inclined to argue that there is DRM as it is currently implemented vs DRM the concept. The fact that people decide which rules they want to obey is the reason why companies spend so much time and effort looking for effective DRM (as opposed to what they may have right now).

Also you and few others pointed out:

It /does/ apply to trademarks. But not to copyright.

Thanks for the correction.