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Originally Posted by Steve Jordan
A lot of people don't know how cryptography works. But companies like Adobe and Microsoft can demonstrate effective DRM systems every day, as well as the cable TV industry and your local supermarket. Remember, it doesn't have to be 100% perfect. It only has to make it more trouble than it is worth to break, for the majority of people (IOW, easier to just buy).
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But the dedicated people who know how to break it, even if they end up being a tiny minority, can share the method (or pass on an "unlocked" version) with people everywhere instantly due to the presence of the internet. Right now, for example, cracked versions of popular software like Windows or Photoshop abound in p2p networks.
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Originally Posted by Kirtai
The essence of DRM is to give the customer access to the content without giving them access to the content.
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That sounds oddly Orwellian.