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Originally Posted by hypothetical
One of the main points of contention here is that a kindle’s PID is only use is for shopping at other stores. It’s still on the main page as I write this. I think that this is true for 95% of the people on this site, but lets remember that there are many sites with less scruples. It would be naive to think that useful tools used for legitimate reasons couldn’t possibly be used for illegitimate ones.
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That argument goes for pretty much any "tool" you can think of. A simple kitchen knife can be used to kill someone ... are you recommending that all kitchen supply stores stop selling kitchen knives ?
DRM is one of those things that only gets in the way of legitimate users by taking away their fair use rights and increasing their levels of frustration with using products or services which are perfectly good otherwise.
DRM has *never* (and I stress NEVER) stopped real pirates from reaching their objectives. People who will set their minds on stealing intellectual properties, will always find out a way to do it.
It is a simple "lock-and-key" argument. I am not recommending not locking your house when you go on a trip; but when you have guests over for dinner, you probably don't want to strip search them either
I fully understand the need for having some reasonable restrictions on sharing contents ... but in most cases companies go to lengths that far exceed the minimal necessity and THAT'S WHAT gets in the way of legitimate users ... without creating an ounce of roadblock for the real pirates.