The fundamental problem with DRM is that it burdens legal buyers, but not people that use a pirated version. So the more restrictive the DRM, the more your actu

The fundamental problem with DRM is that it burdens legal buyers, but not people that use a pirated version. So the more restrictive the DRM, the more your actual customers suffer. Doesn't that make it sound attractive to simply get a copy off a torrent? I agree, and this comic is an excellent illustration: http://www.virtualshackles.com/207 http://www.virtualshackles.com/207. But this is primarily not a problem with DRM in general, but with how DRM is implemented, right? Again, using Netflix and Hulu as an example, I've never found their DRM burdensome. Whereas I have found the iTunes device limit to be a major pain. Also, you seem to equate "giving away for free" with "selling without DRM". I certainly don't intend to do that. You can definitely sell things without DRM, and selling without DRM may make more economic sense than selling with DRM. I guess I maybe just see legitimate uses for DRM alongside of the obvious problematic uses.