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Originally Posted by speakingtohe
The security features in stores are no different in their intent than DRM. They are to try to deter theft. I am pretty sure that the purpose of DRM is not a nefarious plan to deprive you of your content in the near or far distant future.
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Firstly, copyright infringement isn't theft.
Secondly, are you sure that's the analogy you want to use? DRM is more like a security device on a shirt that remains on that shirt when you buy it from the shop. It is criminally illegal to remove the device from the shirt, and even discussing detailed ways to remove it can get you in trouble. The security device prevents you from wearing the shirt in anything other than the prescribed way; if you, say, want to wear the shirt unbuttoned as a jacket, you can't. And if you ever try to resell the shirt or donate it to charity, it explodes and makes the shirt unusable.