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Originally Posted by Lemurion
Something has to be found that can compensate producers without treating consumers like thieves. We just haven't found the balance yet.
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Security, by its popular definition, already "treats consumers like thieves" just by preventing them from stealing. We dance around locked doors, security cameras, hidden sensor chips and store guards every day, but somehow we don't break into a Banner-esque rage because their mere presence makes us feel like thieves. We get over it, ignore it, and buy our products.
I submit that worrying about treating consumers like thieves isn't the issue... making sure producers can continue to produce, so that consumers have something they want to buy, is the issue. If consumers can get what they want within reason, they'll stop worrying about the security altogether. So the secret is providing a product that the consumer sees as reasonable.
As far as used digital content: It's just not reasonable, unless it's tied to a license to use or to a physical package, to limit its use to one owner at a time. I, for one, see a physical package to be a step backward in digital content delivery, so a license would make more sense to me.