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Originally Posted by stonetools
I will happily concede that Apple believes that DRM schemes have no place in an anti MUSIC piracy scheme.
I think Apple's views on DRM are more nuanced than binary DRM/ no DRM choice.
Apple's business model is all about offering great user experience to the consumer by offering great hardware , then linking the hardware to great content offered through their stores. As a result, they work hard at securing great content through deals with content providers. As far as DRM is concerned, they tell content providers : " Look, if it makes you feel secure to offer content with DRM, we've got the best DRM in the business. If you want to offer content DRM free, we can do that too. Just don't offer DRM free content outside our hardware platform while insisting that content offered through our store have DRM. That's sh*t business strategy, and we won't do it. "
Now you concede that Apple believes law enforcement has a place in anti piracy strategy. Do YOU believe the same, and if so, what would it look like?
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I think your summary of Apple's stance of DRM is accurate.
Yes, I do indeed believe law enforcement has a place in anti-piracy strategies. Commercial copyright infringement needs to be prosecuted.
But I also think that the law is currently heavy-handed when it comes to non-commercial small scale copyright infringement, and that statutory damages should not apply to non-commercial infringement.
And the laws on DRM systems need to be scrapped.