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Originally Posted by nabsltd
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.
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And in the end, who cares? How does it improves the discussion?
A user mentioned that publishers in Germany have replaced Adobe DRM with watermarking (which they refer to as social DRM). Whether it technically meets the definition of DRM doesn't matter. No user was confused or unable to follow the meaning.
(Sorry for the rant. I've been crabby and short-tempered recently.)