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Originally Posted by stonetools
Apple has a working DRM scheme for most media that has never been cracked. Whats interesting about the Schiller quote is that it dates to 2003. At that time , and for six years after, the iTunes store offered DRMed music.
The Schiller quote cannot be used for argument that that law enforcement or DRM schemes have no place in an anti piracy strategy. Apple , of all companies, certainly does not believe that.
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Apple certainly believes that DRM systems are ineffective for music. Yes, the iTunes Music Store had DRM, but only because the music publishers insisted. I very much doubt that they would have DRM on ebooks if publishers didn't insist on it.
If the Schiller quote doesn't convince you, how about Steve Jobs
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The music industry is based on selling unprotected CDs that can be read on CD players that are as dumb as a rock [and can't detect pirated music]. The right solution is to compete with the KaZaAs [music sharing services] of the world and to beat them. And that's what we're trying to make happen.
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When we first went to talk to these record companies -- you know, it was a while ago. It took us 18 months. And at first we said: None of this technology that you're talking about's gonna work. We have Ph.D.'s here, that know the stuff cold, and we don't believe it's possible to protect digital content.
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