 dslextremePremium,VIP
join:2001-02-23
Canoga Park, CA | You are missing the point I don't think the point of DRM and encryption is to keep out the hacker or even well educated computer person. The idea is to keep 95% of the public from duplicating and sharing the files. There is no need for a bulletproof prison, just a hurdle big enough to keep the casual user at bay. |
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 SarahPremium,ExMod 2002-05
join:2001-01-09
Cambridge, MA
kudos:5 | Only one person needs to crack the DVD and share it on the net. Then the casual users can just download an unencumbered version. And that is why DRM is so idiotic. ONE person has to crack a CD or DVD and it's out there on the net with no restrictions forever and ever.
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dslextremePremium,VIP
join:2001-02-23
Canoga Park, CA | I understand your point.
My point is that my father can not rip a copy and give it to his friend, nor is he likely to download it. |
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waka
join:2002-06-01
Tacoma, WA | reply to dslextreme
said by dslextreme:I don't think the point of DRM and encryption is to keep out the hacker or even well educated computer person. The idea is to keep 95% of the public from duplicating and sharing the files. There is no need for a bulletproof prison, just a hurdle big enough to keep the casual user at bay. Why do I need to be kept out of backing up my legit copy of a movie for personal use? Why does someone get to tell me where and how I can play a movie that I purchased? and where do you get that 95% of the public shares its files? Do you also believe there were WMDs in Iraq? One of the biggest problems with DRM is that it also prevents or makes it way too difficult for the general public from making a perfectly LEGIT personal copy, something that is called Fair Use. Heck DRM can even prevent you from watching a movie you bought. What is that about?? DRM assumes that everyone is going to share the files illegally which is a flawed way of thinking and a poor way to thank the paying consumer. I'm just greatful that there is now a way for me to make legit copies of my HD/BR movies so I can file away the originals. Anyone who has young kids or pets will know what i mean. |
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dslextremePremium,VIP
join:2001-02-23
Canoga Park, CA | I'm not saying that you should not have that right. Just pointing out that the companies that employ DRM and encryption understand that their products can be cracked. Their main motivation is to prevent the average joe from easily duplicating and sharing their products.
Whether that's righteous or not is a different argument altogether. |
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said by dslextreme:I understand your point. My point is that my father can not rip a copy and give it to his friend, nor is he likely to download it. The point is that type of piracy isn't the one hurting the big companies. In other words, DRM mostly annoys casual Joes but not the real copy machines. |
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