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"I think the only way that I'd be even remotely comfortable with DRM is if companies using it were required to place their DRM keys in escrow;" Even then, who
by Qwertious 6y ago
"I think the only way that I'd be even remotely comfortable with DRM is if companies using it were required to place their DRM keys in escrow;"
Even then, who verifies that the correct keys are uploaded? And for that matter, what counts as "going out of business"? Maybe they'll stop providing service and say "a patch is just around the corner" and then simply never release (or work on) the patch?
- imtringued 6y agoIt's also possible that a company sells their DRM keys during liquidation to someone who is not interesting in actually providing access to the work e.g. a competitor who wants everyone to move to their platform. It wouldn't surprise me if something absurd happens like Epic buys GOG and then forces you to buy the same games on Epic store again.
- IX-103 6y agoI think that would be the point of putting the keys in escrow. Think of escrow as a kind of property limbo where there is no owner, just a responsible party for following a contract regarding the transfer of ownership. The company doesn't own the keys, so it can't sell them. The user doesn't get the keys until the contract is fulfilled. I'd expect losing access to the game or not being able to make be installs of the game (in a reasonable time frame) would be in the contract as sufficient conditions to give ownership to affected users.