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Originally Posted by HappyMartin
OK, so the intention of DRM is not to prevent piracy. By piracy I mean the copying and distributing and use of copyright material outside the given terms of the copyright. What then is DRM for?
Dont tell me how it is not effective, that is beside the point, I am talking intention. A speed limit sign does not prevent people from speeding even though the intention is to limit speed.
It is very likely I am missing something here but what?
I put locks on my doors. The intention is to protect my stuff. It causes me inconvenience and I still run the risk of getting my things stolen. Still my intention was to safeguard my stuff, not to inconvenience myself.
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That's right, 'the' purpose of DRM is not to prevent piracy, although that is a purpose.
The purpose of DRM is to keep control of digital media in the hands of the rights-holder so as to maximize their revenue stream. Part of this is preventing piracy, but that's only part. A much bigger part is tying purchases to specific users, devices and accounts; that way if someone wants to access the content through a device that's not authorized they have to re-buy it even though the device is perfectly capable of accessing the content.
It's things like DVD region coding.
Mobipocket insisting on being the exclusive DRM format on any dedicated reader.
This isn't stopping piracy, this is limiting use to maximize revenue.