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The security features in stores are no different in their intent than DRM. They are to try to deter theft.
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Ah but the difference is that the security features in a store, let's say Wal-Mart for example, are only there to keep us from walking out of the store with an item without having paid for it. DRM on the other hand (unless stripped) remains on the item for life. If I buy a video from Wal-Mart the store scans it for the price and deducts one copy of that video from their inventory. Thereafter the item isn't being monitored by the store anymore because I have paid for it. DRM stays active 24/7/365 unless stripped. Wal-Mart isn't going to come to my home and demand I return movies that I buy from them either. Technically Amazon could do that with books and not reimburse me for them. They did do something like that with copies of 1984 I believe. They found that someone without authorization was selling the book and pulled all copies including those that had been bought in good faith by Amazon customers. I don't recall if they were reimbursed for it or not though. The point is if they can do that in that sort of case then what keeps them from doing it in other cases? It's that fear that causes people to strip the DRM from their books.