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Originally Posted by RainingLemur
I really don't think that no DRM would reduce piracy THAT much. If it's easy to get something for free, people are going to get it for free.
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it's easy to get things for free now but nobody is going bankrupt from it. ebook sales keep going up despite ebook piracy being mind-bendingly easy to do. video games have record year after record year despite being (i assume) easy to pirate. people still go to the movies, people still buy dvds, etc.
these books/games/movies don't exist in a vaccuum, drm is cracked so easily that it may as well not even exist.
there are ALWAYS going to be thieves. always. just as there are honest people who will always pay for things. personally i don't appreciate things i get for free. yes i've dabbled in "the 7 seas" but have since had a change of heart. i enjoy paying for the things i want because i end up appreciating them more and i've come to realize that i truly do respect the people behind the products i enjoy.