Because it hard for a single author or organization to enforce across millions of humans. It's like locks on doors. Yea, B&E is illegal and the lock helps as a

Because it hard for a single author or organization to enforce across millions of humans. It's like locks on doors. Yea, B&E is illegal and the lock helps as a forcing function/indicator. Easier to lock a door than chase 100s of thieves. DRM is like that for a publisher, and digital theft is loads easier than physical theft, otherwise publishers are really set back for getting compensated for their works (see author above). I get you don't like DRM but should software be a tool for stealing others works? Note: I loathe DRM but when I pay for content/books, I respect the game.