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Old 04-09-2015, 10:43 AM   #76
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Originally Posted by Kasper Hviid View Post
[...]I understand why people want to hinder piracy - it just seem a bit much sometimes. Files can be copied. If you can't deal with that, why not just stick to selling physical books?
The publisher might say in return: We still sell physical books, if you don't like the way we do DRM, why not buy paper?

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I believe that a more accurate analogy is a landlord putting a lock on your rented apartment so they can control who you let in. I might understand their desire to control how many people you have in the apartment but I don't agree that they get to control it and redefine rental laws. I might understand their concern that if you let 2 of your friends stay with you that your 2 friends won't rent their own apartments and there is less rental income for landlords. Understanding doesn't make it ok.
The problem with your analogy is that it really only compares to specific forms of DRM - so you are arguing the "how", not the "why". My post was about the "why".
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