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Originally Posted by Alisa
This, to me, is the crux of the matter. They say that the DRM is about preventing piracy but all it takes is one person finding a way to get the content up somewhere and it's a moot point. You don't need thousands of people uploading. You just need one. These systems seem more about locking the customer in to the store and certain preferred devices than about preventing illegal file sharing.
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Absolutely. And the vicious circle starts, because with enough customers tied in, it is strongly in the interest of the proponents of DRMs to keep them in place, and the "real" issue of copyrights becomes a cover. So even if they prove to be more of hassle than anything else, it will be difficult to change the statu quo. DRMs were a dreadful idea and I really worry we're stuck with them for ages to come.