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Originally Posted by Jaden
I thought that it was quite common to say DRM for "DRM that limits the use of my purchased product" and "watermarking" for, "making my product trackable should I do something illegal with it" - or something along the way.
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That was always my understanding of the use of these terms as well, as noted by how advocates for watermarking describe it as "form of social DRM," indicating that it is distinctly
different from normal DRM (encryption) as most people understand it.
IMHO, to say that watermarking is just a different form of DRM (compared to the DRM forms that act as software locks to prevent people duplicating, format shifting and backing up) severely muddies the waters as far as I am concerned.
Not trying to picking a fight and not saying that the definition of DRM is not valid...actually I think it's an interesting point.
But the interpretation of "watermarking is DRM" has the potential to cause a lot of confusion when the issue is being discussed...and I think most customers are a LOT more concerned about digital locks/encryption and control of using the files they "bought" compared to watermarking.
To me, it's kind of like the whole GNU vs. Linux debate -- GNU/Linux is technically correct but only Richard Stallman cares.