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Originally Posted by stonetools
THe analogy of a lock is helpful here. A lock on the door will not stop a determined, skilful burglar from breaking into my house. But it will stop the casual amatuer. History shows that when you make it very easy to steal something, it gets stolen a lot. Make it somewhat difficult, and the incidence of theft becomes much less.
The sense of entitelement that the original source was talking about had to do with those who felt that ebooks, like information, should be free.
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I'm not sure why you're going on about stealing things, but DRM doesn't even stop the casual amateur. That's the whole point, it's just a one click operation.
Back in your house analogy, all the lock does is stop the home owner from getting into their own house if they lose the front door key. All the squatters just go in through the back window that you left open for the cat.