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Originally Posted by HarryT
Exactly. The goal of DRM is to keep essentially honest people honest, not to stop the dedicated criminal. Just as the reason for locking your house door is to tell the passer-by that it's not a public space; a door lock won't stop a professional thief.
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I'm pretty sure that most honest people know that individual houses are not public space. Locks are there to keep dishonest people out. While it won't keep someone determined out, it makes creates enough of a barrier to keep someone who is casually dishonest out.
DRM's basic purpose is the reassure the technologically naive copyright holder that they will be able to continue to sell their "property" for the lifetime of the copyright.