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@GERGE
DRM surely dampens the propagation of "legal" files. Whether or not that is in itself the goal of DRM is probably the basis some have to claim DRM are useless (nor not). Again, I do not desire to give my own opinion on this because it's a very complex and delicate matter. I was just reacting to the very first posts where someone said DRM are to become foolproof.
When you talk about shifting paradigms and DRM being a transient tool, do you mean "lending" (sharing) books is to become a thing of the past? Like the "DRM will become perfect", it sounds to me like a bold statement (I would not claim that nor the opposite myself).
@fjtorres
No, one would not as well scan and OCR a book, since it's less automated than numeric files. Plus, think about the (increasing number of) books that are to be published exclusively numerically.
Anyway, if you generally agree with GERGE, and I would agree too, that DRM have a very specific and narrow goal, soon to disappear, and that DRM do not aim to be foolproof at all, then I guess I don't understand why we are talking so much. I'm saying that I don't see DRM evolving like that, and GERGE says that there is no need for DRM to evolve, and you say that aswell. DRMs are a bogus but somehow effective way of restricting a specific (but maybe big) group of people from sharing copyrighted content: the honest and uninformed people.
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