It could be that they don't want to make it _too_ difficult for the people that are trying to do the right thing. Like companies that put simple copy protection

It could be that they don't want to make it _too_ difficult for the people that are trying to do the right thing. Like companies that put simple copy protection on their games, but nothing complicated that hurts the end user (like always online junk). Doing just enough to keep the honest people honest is generally considered to be a reasonable compromise.