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Originally Posted by Shaggy
True, when we're talking about DRM being used for the purpose of restricting consumer rights. But that's really only one purpose of DRM. The blog and most of Steven's posts are talking about DRM in terms of preventing piracy. In that scenario, the encryption/lock is useless. It's exactly the "guarding your furniture from theft by your renters" example.
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My point is there is no such thing as piracy prevention DRM. All DRM is about locking down consumers and is only about locking down consumers. Piracy is a problem to which DRM has never been a solution. Obviously not everyone agrees with me, but that's the point I'm making.
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The drm-removal tech doesn't have anything to do with the lock though.
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If you have one type of DRM for an extended period of time, the tools to unlock it become less and less like python scripts and more and more like plug and play DVD ripping GUIs that anyone's grandma can use. The more often the DRM is upgraded and strengthened, the longer the tools to break it remain in a more esoteric and less accessible quasi command line interface stage of existence, scaring off the mass market user. Yes, the
accessibility of the drm removal tech DOES have something to do with the lock.