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> Nothing will EVER stop it. DRM is a scam, nothing more, nothing less. I'm very anti-DRM. My point to GP was that there's no point wishing for a free software
by cyphar 10y ago
> Nothing will EVER stop it. DRM is a scam, nothing more, nothing less.
I'm very anti-DRM. My point to GP was that there's no point wishing for a free software DRM implementation -- because there's no way the people orchestrating the DRM conspiracy would allow for someone to remove their precious cashcow^Wdigital restrictions.
> As long as human beings have access to the data that they are (legally) allowed to have access to, unencrypted data will exist and will be pirated.
Yes, this is true. But I really wish we would solve the actual problem: corporations thinking that DRM is actually a benefit to anyone.
> Steam solved the DRM issue eons ago: become the best place to get something, and people will flock to you to get it.
Steam has DRM (the games are tied to Steam IIRC so if your account ever gets deleted you're fucked), so I don't know what you mean by "solved the DRM issue".
- gcp 10y agoSteam has DRM (the games are tied to Steam IIRC so if your account ever gets deleted you're fucked), so I don't know what you mean by "solved the DRM issue". I pointed out the same thing elsewhere in this thread. Steam didn't solve the DRM issue (it still has it) and it didn't solve the "piracy" issue (you can still pirate Steam games by ripping their DRM). It solved the "lost sales" issue, by making it so extremely convenient to buy games legally that anyone who can afford to just isn't going to bother pirating stuff.
- imtringued 10y agoDRM is optional on steam. The publisher has to decide to use it. The DRM is also trivially breakable.
- cyphar 10y agoDo you have any stats on how many publishers use the DRM? I get the feeling that the numbers are quite high for AAA games. Also, the DRM being "trivially breakable" doesn't actually help anyone -- if you buy a game then break the DRM you're implicitly signalling that DRM is good to publishers.