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Originally Posted by Steve Jordan
I don't think so, myself. I agree wholeheartedly that DRM in itself is not evil, but has not yet been properly implemented to satisfy buyers and sellers... and it must satisfy both, or you either won't have customers, or you won't have products. (Personally, I'd rather have products.)
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I think the main problem is that in the seller's view, DRM is about a lot more than just copy protection (which it's miserable at anyway). To sellers, DRM is also a great way to eliminate fair use and first sale rights. That is probably just as important to them, if not more so, than copy protection. This is obviously completely opposite of what buyers want though. I think that's the real reason that DRM hasn't been "properly" implemented yet. In many seller's opinion, the current implementation IS proper.