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Originally Posted by frahse
I don't profess Faustian insight, but I do see self deception at work here, many, many
incarnations of Mephistopheles seeking to satisfy all and willing to help twist logic,
truth and virtue for that purpose.
"To lock the door is to accuse me falsely."
"Keeping thy bosom well buttoned is an blight imposed upon my character."
"You watch me like I am a thief?"
"Why measure the precious?"
"Shame on you, it is your fault that I am this way!"
This seems to be the recurrent theme of this thread.
(I really don't feel safe at all in my my cage. They all look so hungry.)
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This site is full of that. DRM is a copyright protection scheme. Some people remove DRM for entirely innocent purposes. Many more do because they intend to violate copyright. The law is aimed at the second group, and cares little about the first.
Hard to understand why the first group gets so outraged over the very idea that they may be considered as being bundled in with the second . When I go to a bank, I understand that the security guard is there to stop the bank robber, and that the bank does not view me, their customer, as a potential thief. I don't get the vapors when the RFID detectors go off when I walk out of a store after making a legit purchase, even though it (momentarily) brands me as a potential shoplifter. I understand why some stores keep small, valuable items in closed displays, (although I would prefer that I freely handle them) and don't get mad at the storekeepers for taking precautions, even though it shows a lack of trust in me as a potential customer. Maybe I'm just thick-skinned, and don't understand that storeowners should never take precautions to protect their property, because that would be branding the customers as potential thieves.