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calvin-c · 12-23-2009, 01:29 PM

1st problem is, how do you define 'cracked'? Do you consider screen capture/OCR solutions as 'cracking' the DRM? Personally, I don't-but it's certainly the most obvious reason why there can't be perfect DRM.

Other than that, I'm not sure. I've taken a 'crack' at the higher math used to determine whether or not an encryption algorithm is uncrackable, but I haven't been able to crack the problem myself. So as far as I'm concerned, until a given DRM actually is cracked, both possibilities exist: that it can be cracked & that it can't be cracked.

As an article of faith, I agree with you, Shaggy. But as a matter of logic I have to agree with Kenny. Until a DRM actually is cracked, there's a possibility that it actually is perfect (i.e. uncrackable).

I tend to go back & forth between faith & logic. On even days I'm guided by faith, on odd days by logic. Since there's more odd than even days in the year (not even counting the days when *I'm* odd) I guess I lean more towards logic than faith. But not by very much.

12-23-2009, 01:29 PM	#32
calvin-c Guru Posts: 787 Karma: 1575310 Join Date: Jul 2009 Device: Moon+ Pro	1st problem is, how do you define 'cracked'? Do you consider screen capture/OCR solutions as 'cracking' the DRM? Personally, I don't-but it's certainly the most obvious reason why there can't be perfect DRM. Other than that, I'm not sure. I've taken a 'crack' at the higher math used to determine whether or not an encryption algorithm is uncrackable, but I haven't been able to crack the problem myself. So as far as I'm concerned, until a given DRM actually is cracked, both possibilities exist: that it can be cracked & that it can't be cracked. As an article of faith, I agree with you, Shaggy. But as a matter of logic I have to agree with Kenny. Until a DRM actually is cracked, there's a possibility that it actually is perfect (i.e. uncrackable). I tend to go back & forth between faith & logic. On even days I'm guided by faith, on odd days by logic. Since there's more odd than even days in the year (not even counting the days when I'm odd) I guess I lean more towards logic than faith. But not by very much. Last edited by calvin-c; 12-23-2009 at 01:33 PM.