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An anecdote is irrelevant. There's vast amounts of peer reviewed research that supports the need for DRM, and unequivocally proves the financial harm piracy can

An anecdote is irrelevant. There's vast amounts of peer reviewed research that supports the need for DRM, and unequivocally proves the financial harm piracy can inflict on content creators

joshuamorton 7y ago
> An anecdote is irrelevant. There's vast amounts of peer reviewed research that supports the need for DRM, and unequivocally proves the financial harm piracy can inflict on content creators Could you give an example (or many) since as you say the evidence is vast. I did a cursory search, and couldn't find sources, but perhaps I'm looking in the wrong places.
- coretx 7y ago
  Torrentfreak.com tends to cover all sides of the story in a human readable format.
ken 7y ago
Amazon Music went DRM-free in 2008. The iTunes Store went DRM-free in 2009. Bandcamp has always (AFAICT) been DRM-free. Were musicians harmed by these? I can't find any musician, economist, or researcher who has ever complained about this, or suggested that DRM would help their financials.
- captn3m0 7y ago
  I don’t think Prime Music is DRM Free anymore.
  - patch_cable 7y ago
    The streaming service is not DRM free. You can still purchase and download DRM free mp3s.
    - captn3m0 7y ago
      The music purchase service never launched in my country (.in)
- writepub 7y ago
  We're taking about streaming services (Netflix specifically). The accurate comparison is that Apple Music, Google Play Music, Spotify, etc. all DRM their services.
coretx 7y ago
Most of it being financed by the big 4. Also, most mentions rights holders not content creators. That's a big and important difference. It's the difference between hard working people and rent seeking capitalists abusing their market power. Another Also,when you are a service provider, DRM is a expensive anti-feature thus detrimental to the quality of service provided and convenience experienced by the customer. There is no research necessary to see this stimulates piracy.

An anecdote is irrelevant. There's vast amounts of peer reviewed research that supports the need for DRM, and unequivocally proves the financial harm piracy can inflict on content creators

joshuamorton 7y ago

> An anecdote is irrelevant. There's vast amounts of peer reviewed research that supports the need for DRM, and unequivocally proves the financial harm piracy can inflict on content creators Could you give an example (or many) since as you say the evidence is vast. I did a cursory search, and couldn't find sources, but perhaps I'm looking in the wrong places.

coretx 7y ago
Torrentfreak.com tends to cover all sides of the story in a human readable format.

ken 7y ago

Amazon Music went DRM-free in 2008. The iTunes Store went DRM-free in 2009. Bandcamp has always (AFAICT) been DRM-free. Were musicians harmed by these? I can't find any musician, economist, or researcher who has ever complained about this, or suggested that DRM would help their financials.

captn3m0 7y ago
I don’t think Prime Music is DRM Free anymore.
- patch_cable 7y ago
  The streaming service is not DRM free. You can still purchase and download DRM free mp3s.
  - captn3m0 7y ago
    The music purchase service never launched in my country (.in)
writepub 7y ago
We're taking about streaming services (Netflix specifically). The accurate comparison is that Apple Music, Google Play Music, Spotify, etc. all DRM their services.

coretx 7y ago

Most of it being financed by the big 4. Also, most mentions rights holders not content creators. That's a big and important difference. It's the difference between hard working people and rent seeking capitalists abusing their market power. Another Also,when you are a service provider, DRM is a expensive anti-feature thus detrimental to the quality of service provided and convenience experienced by the customer. There is no research necessary to see this stimulates piracy.