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Originally Posted by ZodWallop
Pointing out that watermarking and other forms of 'social DRM' is not DRM feels tiresome and nitpicky.
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The most important thing that makes something DRM is the "management" part that allows a content provider to remove access to content you have already paid for and have a copy of on a machine that is not directly controlled by the content provider. Without that, it's not DRM.
Related to that, if different types of rights can't be managed (e.g., open, print, loan/limited copy, etc.), it's not DRM.