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Originally Posted by Elfwreck
Closed stores are keeping me away from other people's property. DRM keeps me away from *my* property.
Even for property I'm required to keep in a particular way for safety, I get choices about how to apply those safety measures. My house may be required to have a fire-resistant roof, but I get a selection of materials, styles & colors. I may be required to keep a gun in a locked case, but I get to pick the case. If I work with hazardous chemicals, I can't just throw them down the kitchen drain, but I get to decide whether to keep them in a glass or ceramic container, and how often to take it somewhere for disposal.
And DRM prevents legal uses of what I've paid for. Closed stores at 3am don't prevent me from using what I've bought.
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If the price is right, and there is no DRM, the vast majority of those who actually want the product, will buy it.
But if a title is DRM-ed, so that it cannot be used upon change of hardware or software, and if the price of an e-title is higher than the printed version, then it may be tempting for many to search for a "liberated" copy.
Simple as that.