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Originally Posted by Steve Jordan
Think of DRM like a speed limit.
In order to keep drivers from killing pedestrians and other drivers, a speed limit is created to regulate traffic. Sure, there will always be people who will break the speed limit, and many will get away with it. But if the majority are stopped from speeding, and as a result, significant lives are saved, the speed limit is considered a successful tool, and endorsed by the public whose lives it preserves.
Example of a BAD speed limit that defeats its purpose: 20MPH on a 8-lane highway with minimal traffic. And if it cannot be enforced, the highway is closed.
Example of a GOOD speed limit that serves its purpose: 20MPH in a school zone, with a few posted officers for enforcement.
DRM, when approached as in the GOOD fashion (unlike today's DRM, which is mostly like the BAD example), is workable. The goal is to mitigate loss to an acceptable level, and to accept that you will never absolutely prevent it.
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I think it differs in significant ways. On the road, you won't catch every speeder but the general effect of the speed limit and enforcement efforts can encourage many drivers to go a safe speed. With illegal file sharing, it just takes one person to put the file up on a torrent site and then many can download it. The rest of us are inconvenienced for no good reason.